But ministers believe that the Olympics will provide a major boost to the economy and could even keep Britain from slipping back into recession.
If you want to keep Britain together then all you have to do is make a coherent, convincing case for the union.
Help to keep Britain tidy - and help yourself.
He liked to feel that he had helped keep Britain as a major hub for world trade and travel.
Walpole's strategy of keeping Great Britain at peace contributed greatly to the country's prosperity.
But the gains are not enough to keep Britain out of a recession.
Coal to keep Britain; s home fires burning, dug from mines 2,000 miles away in Russia.
The FG was the workhorse that kept Britain running in the 1960s.
The only sensible thing that the late and unlamented Labour government did was to keep Britain out of the euro.
Walpole was retained and he was determined to keep Britain at peace.