Alan Baskin

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John Howard

In context it doesn't make much difference. But backbenchers are in government. They aren't in the cabinet, or the ministry. But they are in government. Just as labor backbenchers are not in the shadow ministry, but they are part of the opposition.

I have consulted a number of sources, and I'm certain you're wrong. Legally, the government is the governor-general and his executive council. By convention, the government is the cabinet. Either way, backbenchers are by definition not in government. Snottygobble 08:59, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, so take away the backbenchers. Would the cabinet still be in government? Alan Baskin 10:22, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

No. What's your point? By that argument half the electors would be in government too. Snottygobble 11:47, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

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Hi - ive just taken a couple of the stub templates off medindie. if its got the adelaide-geo-stub its already in subcategories of both south australia and australia, so it only needs the most specific one. BL Lacertae - kiss the lizard 01:36, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

thanks Alan Baskin 01:58, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks for fixing the Michael Tate article. Nice guy, deserves a write-up. m.e. 01:12, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

No problems, just wish I knew more about him Alan Baskin 06:05, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

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I saw that you had put an AfD tag on the article but didn't finish it. It looks non-notable to me and so I have delted it. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 07:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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