Since the election, speculation and hand-wringing about the performance of the Labor Party has been rife – both inside and beyond the party itself. And the election outcome has provided the media with boundless opportunities for speculation about the party and its leader.From inside the party, comment has ranged from merely ridiculous to absurd. One particularly disgruntled parliamentary member even asserted that Kim Beazley would have won for them. Not “could”, mind you, but “would”. And this a…
