So is government the answer to shareholders' prayers?
For the government, the answer would be bracket creep as an impediment to productivity and growth.
Because it involves city government, the answer is complicated, enmeshed in zoning restrictions, union contracts and endless bureaucracy.
Do you really need it?" In the eyes of the government, the answer increasingly seems to be a resounding yes.
For Benn, after his own experiences in government, the answer was the lack of popular pressure against established power.
Is there something more that we can do than just have a shareholding in that exchange?" For Mr. Arculli and the Hong Kong government, the answer is mainland China.
"When someone asks us whether we want a sectarian government the answer is 'no we do not want a sectarian government' - not because the US ambassador says so or issues a warning," he said after talks with Mr Straw.
What sort of audit office twiddles its thumbs while the newspapers flow with stories alleging corruption at the highest levels of government?The answer in each case is: the Nicaraguan sort.
Or is a new government the answer?
According to our government, the answer is "yes".
