1.   And Mr Ashdown has been projected in photo opportunities across Britain as the best leader the country will never have.

2.   As a result of several bumper harvests, the country now has a grain surplus.

3.   Both countries are having to deal with the problem of violence in urban areas.

4.   Both countries have a stake in using the World Trade Organization and in not allowing trade disputes to poison bilateral relations.

5.   But each country will have to look at its own resources and solutions.

6.   Each country has its own geography where the spirit dwells and where physical force can never conquer even an inch of ground.

7.   Each country has its own problems, which are related to its economic and political position.

8.   Each country has the right to control its own internal affairs.

9.   Even now, not every country in Europe has universal suffrage.