Pace Mr Major, it is simply not true that the campaign will fulfil its purpose only if it gets away from sleaze and on to the real issues.

ECONOMIST: The power of sleaze

The government was counting on a speedy recovery from recession to help it fulfil its main purpose, which is to eliminate the structural fiscal deficit by 2015.

ECONOMIST: The Tories

They fulfil a different purpose.

ECONOMIST: The power of sleaze

As the technical solutions are being worked on, firms are being encouraged to prepare by examining their cookies to see what purpose they fulfil and reach a decision about whether they require "informed consent" from visitors to keep using them.

BBC: Websites told to ensure cookies comply with UK law

The purpose of the Award is to promote efforts to fulfil international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices that can ensure the long-term sustainable management of water resources and contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed goals and targets contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

In a thoughtful study, Stephen Asma examines how natural-history museums fulfil the sometimes conflicting functions of education and entertainment, and how far their scientific purpose has been distorted by crowd-pleasing gimmicks.

ECONOMIST: How man has learned, through history, about his habitat