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Gyles Brandreth - My wife's lethal jab

Regulars | By Gyles Brandreth


My wife's quite right to tell me off – I’ve just broken her wrist

My wife has taken to making sharp remarks in recent weeks - with reason. Just before Christmas, returning from the shops, we took a short cut down an unfamiliar side street. She was striding ahead, as she does. I was trotting behind, as I do. I was also looking up at the sky, instead of looking where I was going. ...


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