Scandals, Factions and Failure: The Continuing Collapse of the Liberal Party

He’s never been called an idiot. But did this Liberal Party operative outsmart himself?

By mixing business with political pleasure Dallas McInerney has found himself in the spotlight, rather than the shadows where he prefers to operate.

Scandals, factions and failure: The continuing collapse of the Liberal Party

The Liberal Party is no longer going through a short-term and cyclical downturn – it’s facing a continuing crisis of political identity, it’s lacking organisation skills which makes it more susceptible to extremist interest groups and, most importantly, its relevance is fading within the electorate. Despite losing two consecutive federal elections – badly – it’s still unable to decide whether a turnaround in its electoral fortunes will need movi…