Most ministers get official lodgings.
Most ministers are outside it.
Most ministers retaining or improving their cabinet status enjoyed high profiles in the campaign.
Most ministers enter office obsessed with a belief that they must avoid "going native", becoming prisoners of their departmental bureaucracies.
Most ministers agree industry has a role, that it would be counter-productive if legislators were denied direct contact with experts in their field.
Most ministers would run for safety if asked whether the economy could be heading for a "triple dip" recession but Cable takes the question head on.
Most ministers from the 15-nation European Union tried today to put a brave face on the Danish vote, pointing out that the Danish economy is small.
Most ministers were ordered to switch seats although Foreign Minister George Papandreou, credited with thawing Greece's relations with Turkey, retained his post.
Most ministers, even on the lower pay set by Mr Hollande, work in grand town houses dotted around central Paris and are ferried about in cars (you seldom see a minister on the metro).
Most ministers lack any serious scientific education, but perhaps they could at least use their classical training to compile the Latin names of the species declining on their watch.
Most ministers are arguing that the solution for Labour lies in staying steady under fire, remaining close to voters' concerns over the economy, and doing more to put over a moral, rather than bureaucratic vision of the government.
