To the surprise of everyone, perhaps including himself, Simon Crean has managed to do just enough to keep the Beazley backers at bay – at least for now.Despite continuing to languish in the newspaper opinion polls, Crean has at least steadied the ship for a while in the knowledge that Beazley does not yet have the numbers to unseat him.The Left remains solidly behind Crean and the serious players such as Robert Ray and John Faulkner have not yet shifted allegiance.However, Crean’s fate and that …
