abbotts interview with laurie oaks on 9, page-2

I thought he handled the Master very well.

It is easy to forget that the opposition leader is not the Prime Minister. Consequently because his views have no effect on us, he is free to change his mind as often as he likes. What is important is what he says he will do as Prime Minister, not what he might have side two months ago as opposition leader.

Although I'm not counting, my feeling is that the labor party is in desperate straits, and is lost for leadership.