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The WA Liberals have only themselves to blame
Tomorrow, 15 March, in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated. In Shakespeare’s homonymous play a fortune teller warns Caesar of his fate with the words “Beware the Ides of March”. The date has thus become notorious for politicians and politics generally, and comes with a lesson: Caesar was assassinated because he wanted too much power, but more on that later.
Zak Kirkup and the Western Australian Liberals had their ‘Ides’ in the state election held at the weekend, being reduced to as few as two seats in the Lower House, with leader Zak Kirkup losing his own seat. The party of Sir David Brand and Sir Charles Court reduced to something akin to the two old men in The Muppet Show, Waldorf and Statler. The…
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