Well, if that's directed to me, that's a tough question to answer.
Quite clearly, in our form of government, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance are absolutely fundamental. Increasingly the interactions on budget matters between the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister are very important in not only setting broad directions but also, obviously, looking at the individual initiatives that will form part of the budget.
The question then becomes, if people generally don't like a particular budget of a particular government, whether the electorate in a democratic society will then go the polls the next time to vote them out and someone else in. And that's the way it ought to be. I guess what I'm looking at is the demand side. What we need to do is ensure that in formulating budget policies and budget priorities--not just the policies and the programs but actually in the budget priorities--we are examining the ramifications this has with respect to gender and the ramifications this has with respect to other issues.
To the extent to which, as I said earlier, political parties will become more specific, more directive, and clearer in what their priorities and initiatives are, then I think it's incumbent upon them to ensure that they also have done the gender-based analysis and the gender-based work and other kinds of analysis so that their policies are well thought out, are well developed, can be debated by the electorate, and--when and if they become the government of the day--worked on, developed, and improved so that they can be delivered effectively and on time, and achieve real outcomes in light of the intended policy.