A 40-year-old man who suffered a stroke two years ago that left him unable to walk or swallow food is to scale ten mountains culminating in him climbing Ben Nevis to raise money for charity.
The âLaffer Curveâ theory of economics â which bored teenage students in the film Ferris Buellerâs Day Off â has a lesson for those who think higher taxes automatically result in higher revenues, writes Murdo Fraser.
Remember the banner at the Scotland v USSR World Cup match in 1982? âAlcoholism versus Communismâ it read as thousands of Scots continued to party all the way out of the tournament.
In years to come, it will turn into one of those âI was there momentsâ â the time when Jamie Dobie got the ball about his own half ten-yard line, spotted a gap, raced through it, pushed the next would-be tackler away and hared downfield, outpacing his chasers.
With a distinctive hairstyle and wearing a helmet, necklace and perhaps even a tight pair of leggings, he was likely a member of an elite spear-carrying Pictish warrior class who led resistance to the Roman Empire.
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