Shadow Government

Shadow government may refer to:

  • An opposition government in a parliamentary system, see Shadow Cabinet
  • A term for plans for an emergency government that takes over in the event of a disaster, see continuity of government
  • A conspiracy theory of a secret government, see Shadow government (conspiracy)

Famous quotes containing the words shadow and/or government:

    “...to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Luke 1:76.

    Zechariah speaking about his son.

    “It’s no go the picture palace, it’s no go the stadium,
    It’s no go the country cot with a pot of pink geraniums.
    It’s no go the Government grants, it’s no go the elections,
    Sit on your arse for fifty years and hang your hat on a pension.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)