More importantly, it was the first British single to sell more than one million copies, having spent seven weeks at number one over the summer.
Research we have done... shows that 84% of the British public couldn't name a single British Paralympian - despite the fact Great Britain came second in the medals table at the Beijing Olympics.
But they don't think a British government can single-handedly stop the increase, however much UK ministers stamp their feet.
But big business in Scotland remains solidly against the disruption in the single British market which could be caused by independence.
He speaks highly of British-style single-payer health care.
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Earlier Europe Minister Peter Hain repeated a call for people to "cool it" over British entry into the single currency.
EMU. The current position is that the Conservatives will oppose British membership of the single currency at the next election.
Meanwhile, in the UK, Mr Blair was facing renewed pressure to mount a campaign for British entry into the single currency in the wake of his landslide election victory.
This is clearly a danger over Europe, where large majorities still continue to oppose British membership of the single European currency despite the fact that Mr Blair has said that he favours euro-membership, in principle.
We've all got to hope he's right, because the crash of three years ago did more damage to the British economy than any single event since the early 1930s and UK GDP is still below where it was in early 2008.
With the Tories gripped by ideological struggle over the prospect of British membership of the single European currency, many businessmen feel more comfortable with Mr Blair's stated aim (which matched John Major's, but not that of many of his Conservative colleagues) of treating euro-membership as a practical decision to be taken on economic grounds.
The cedar is soft and malleable, shipped from a single mill in British Columbia that knows which trees she likes.
Mr Miliband stressed the importance of being part of the single market for British businesses, which do 60% of their trade with EU members.
British Conservatives may complain that the single-market project has turned into a nightmare of re-regulation.
In the same period, a single retired general became British prime minister: the Duke of Wellington.
But they do not see the defence of the single currency as a British responsibility.
"British Airways looked into keeping a single Concorde operating, for heritage purposes, but could not justify the expense, " he said.
Unlike the Gunpowder Plot, Mr Blair's attempt to rearrange the British constitution cannot be given a single neat date.
"Continued access to the single market is vital for British businesses and British jobs, " he said.
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Britain in Europe was formed to persuade the British people of the case for the single currency.
The EU and the single market were crucial for British jobs and helped the UK tackle cross border crime, he added.
The British Retail Consortium says the number of single-use bags has fallen in recent years from 10.6 billion in 2006 to 6.1 billion in 2010.
The British always opposed the idea of a single European currency.
And, as the referendum on the single currency approaches, the real differences between the United Kingdom and euroland may make it harder to persuade the British public to sign up to the single currency.
He believes there will be opportunities for the UK to recalibrate its relationship with the EU, further protecting British interests in areas such as the single market and financial services but also potentially repatriating certain powers.
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