The Liberal manoeuvrings for an assault on Sussan Ley’s leadership don’t lack transparency. The Liberals’ leadership agony continues. The flaws in Ley’s leadership have been canvassed endlessly, especially that she does not come across as standing for much. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementBoth Taylor and Hastie are socially conservative, but Hastie much more so (he was denounced for ill-judged remarks about late-term abortions). The times don’t suit the Liberals, and the Liberals don’t have top people to suit the times.