Alastair Stewart: A challenging week on the health front underlines the importance of family

Alastair Stewart: A challenging week on the health front underlines the importance of family

It has been a challenging week on the health front, as Sally and I were both struck down with chest infections, which brought with them some rather persistent coughs. As a courtesy to others, we decided to cancel our attendance at Lady Wakeham’s charity talk on Margaret Thatcher, as well as a lunch at the Lords with Charles Allen. We simply were not feeling up to either engagement and did not want to spend the time coughing and spluttering throu…