The end of the year is often cause for commentators to criticise the way government is functioning. This year John Hewson, a former leader of the Liberal Party, joined the chorus.
Our Government, he told us, was not working well. His solution: rewrite the constitution to diminish the powers of the states in the name of “efficiency”.
Dissatisfaction with the way a government or political system is operating is not confined to Australia. It is hardly surpris…
