Graham Teasdale, the editor, is Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Glasgow and knew Sam Galbraith well. The 27 contributors include fellow politicians such as Alistair Darling and Brian Wilson, eminent figures from the world of medicine, such as Harry Burns, David Hamilton and Harpreet Kohli, as well as close friends like Muriel Gray and members of Sam Galbraith's family.