When young Robert (who was always called Robin) graduated in the 1920s from Edinburgh University and mulled over what career to follow, Britain still had a large empire.

ECONOMIST: Sir Robin Black

While this fact may only just have dawned on the citizens of Hungary's young democracy, CNN's European Political Editor Robin Oakley insists their feeling of betrayal may not be entirely misplaced.

CNN: Can politicians be trusted?

In sum, a fine old mess for Robin Cook, Britain's ever-so-ethical foreign minister, who, as a young member of Parliament, railed against the islanders' eviction when it came to public notice in 1975.

ECONOMIST: Not quite paradise, but lost

Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, whose department will be defending the action in the High Court, was one of the young MPs who expressed his outrage at the eviction when the story came to light in 1975.

BBC: Evicted islanders' legal challenge begins