The Victorian Liberal Party's decision to depose leader John Pesutto is criticized as a major setback for the party's future. The author argues that the party's focus on internal power struggles hinders its ability to address pressing state issues.
A functioning democracy requires a competent and electable opposition. The lack of a realistic opposition for the last decade has been a significant contributor to many of Victoria’s current problems. Just when it appeared that democracy was returning and with it the prospect of a real election based on issues, Brad Battin decided to return to the lion’s den for his hat. The need has never been greater for, yet again, a new centre-right political party.
Where is Bob Menzies now we desperately need him?Does the Victorian Liberal Party think it has any chance of government by moving further to the right and getting rid of a decent moderate in Victoria? There is no chance that the moderates in the inner-east of Melbourne will support hard right candidates when there are wet Liberals who have now deserted the Liberal Party and become teals.The state Liberals deposing of leader John Pesutto is a spectacular own goal, especially given his increasing popularity in recent polls. More than any other leader, Pesutto has tried to bring the fractured party back to the sensible centre. No other recent Liberal leader has threatened the debt-ridden and increasing unpopular Labor Party like Pesutto. Seems like some of the state Liberals are happy to blow the party up for their own political ambition.The outcome of this process tells us all we need to know about the Liberals’ ability to move forward into the future and put an end to the boys scrabbling in the schoolyard. The state needs a mature and informed leadership team to deal with its debt, its infrastructure issues and funding of hospitals and public schools.Victorian Liberals think returning a former Liberal member to the party and ousting the current leader are far more important things to do than help putting out raging bushfires, helping people who have lost homes, property to fire, attending to constituents’ needs such as those who have trouble paying rent/food/mortgag
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