Sam Wilkinson knew from early that journalism was in the blood. When the idea of The Nation was mooted back in 1973, he had a tough decision to make, but ultimately went to the bank and applied for a loan for more money than he had ever had on any one occasion at that time. Seven-Up Sam became the paper’s first Sports Editor. The Nation is 50 years old this month and we are celebrating all November. In the short series, Nation Builders, we hear stories by people who helped bring the organisation