The ousted PM never strayed from the belief that his God-given mission was to save a nation in peril. But Australians didn’t buy it – we don’t see ourselves that wayTony Abbott is fading fast. Within days of his tumble he’s looking like a prime minister we once had a long time ago. The drama of his execution this week was muted by the lingering disbelief that he was ever there. His government has slipped easily into the past. He is gone and barely missed.
“The beauty of being leader is you are freer to be yourself,” he remarked five years ago after fitting leader of the opposition. But that self proved, in the end, and not made for the politics of nowadays. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com