The League of Nations' letter of mandate for Britain specifically enjoined the British to facilitate Jewish immigration to the land of Israel.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Reclaiming our language from the Left

If William Hague gets his way, Britain's relationship with Europe - and specifically the euro - will be one of the central themes of the general election campaign.

BBC: Opposition leader William Hague

But there are now more than 30 supermarkets and cash-and-carry stores in Calais specifically catering for the cross-Channel booze trade, including outlets of Britain's biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury.

ECONOMIST: Smuggling

Specifically, because we know the importance of peace in Darfur I am announcing today more help from Britain to train, equip and deploy African troops for the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation.

BBC: In full: Brown security statement