Many will take it as defining the double standards Britain over which they believe the government presides.

The former government presided over the deadlock in new legislation to implement the court's ruling for five years whilst they were in power.

The central federal government now presides over ethnically-based regional states and each ethnic state is granted the right to establish their own government and democracy.

Azerbaijan's government beats up its opponents, controls the media and presides over spectacular corruption.

But just a year later, Mr Singh's government presided over one of the most notorious episodes in the history of population control.

Bannon's government had initially presided over an economic boom, but at the time of the election the economy had slowed due to the late 1980s recession.

The government presided over the trials of the people who had cooperated with the Germans, as a result of which 45 persons were executed.

The first two Conservative governments presided over an economy which produced ever increasing numbers of unemployed people.

In general, each provincial government presided over local governments in each town or municipality.

The last government presided over a disaster in language teaching and learning, caused mainly by sixties thinking that was the legacy of Tony Crosland.