However, with a green paper on the BBC expected before 21 July, the government still has to agree the scale, scope and governance of the broadcaster after agreeing the financial arrangements for the next five years.
Although right and left generally agree on the scale of the problem, they diverge on the question of its causes.
They agree on the scale of the spending cuts and are excited by the prospect of a referendum on Europe.
Both parties agree on the scale of budget savings (€15 billion) required by 2014, but they disagree over their composition.
But while the charities agree about the scale of the problem, they differ over solutions, and there is a danger the clash between "the old and the new" will confuse veterans seeking help.
Most scientists agree that this "radiative forcing" effect is real - and point to the cooling in America after all planes were grounded on 9/11 - but few agree on the scale of its effects.
Britain is on course for public spending cuts that will go deeper than those introduced by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, after the three men vying to serve as chancellor tonight agreed on the scale of the challenge facing Britain.
"The casino operators have agreed that the scale of the industry should be examined," a government statement said.
The Durban climate conference may have agreed a deal – or at least a deal to agree a deal – but the scale of the work that still needs to be done became plain today.
