I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of men Isaac Newton ”
SIR ISAAC Newton was not a man to readily admit bafflement at anything in nature. But even he was utterly bamboozled by the derangement that afflicts human beings when entranced by the prospect of gain without effort. There is, it seems, a defect lodged deep in the substance of human nature which makes us curiously susceptible to the allure of magic beans. Make the beans big enough and of a sufficiently alluring appearance, and we will happily trade our precious reason to possess them.
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November Edition 2016 issue Number 23
The one with Nicola and Saltire 2020 Vision
A bumper 116 pages choc full of the best of Scottish writers today.
Robbie Dinwoodie - Ben Thomson - The Legacy
Alyn Smith MEP - A conference update - Focused
David Bowman Interview - Les Huckfield - ex Labour MP "It's Labour for me... but not in Scotland"
David James Hood - A perfect storm
Jason Michael Mc Cann - The Alex Salmond Interview
Will McLeod - How disasters look good ...on paper
Wee Ginger Dug - They're all so pretty vacant
Derek Bateman - Doing Middle Class
Tom Morton - Sticky Aberdeen - the New Birmingham?
Dr Steve McCabe - Fit to Lead?
Tom Morton - Scotch and Spirit
Jennifer Harper Feature - Simon Community Scotland
Mary Edward - Short Story - The Gift
Grouse Beater - Investigating Gorbal's boy Alan Pinkerton PI
Rachel Gillon - Food for thought
Zoe Weir - Glasgow Tobacco Barons
Peter A Bell - Forget Darien, this is the bigee - The Madness of Men
David McVey - Short Story - A Nation Decides
Major Bloodnok - Agony Aunt - He knows, you know