Musical chairsOur conservatives appear to have handled their succession problem very well. The period after defeat, and the removal of the long-time leader, is a potent source of splits and factions in a newly defeated party. These do not appear to have occurred.The Liberals kept their heads, and elected an interim leader who would take the flak while the party reorganised itself. This Brendan Nelson has done, although the Liberal ability to remobilise and recharge their batteries is being great…
