So what ideas have I failed to move forward? The elephants, for me at least, that should be addressed but are difficult to change, ideas that I've discussed with various Ministers in the previous Government—that is not a criticism of the previous Government, but more an understanding of the way the system works. In fact, the National Ministers mostly agreed with me, but as one Minister said, "Alastair, you're absolutely right. I agree with you, but in reality, I'm only middle management, and you are a junior's assistant." In fact, middle management or not, a previous Prime Minister said the same thing: "Look, Alastair. I just won't be hard to get this past the kitchen Cabinet."