00:00Back from the highlands of Scotland to the gentle rise of Kingston Park and stepping
00:07straight into the political fray, the former Liberal leader David Spears on home turf and
00:12bearing hard truths about the climb ahead for his replacement, Vincent Tarsier.
00:17I think it's more Mount Everest than Mount Lofty. There's a very significant journey
00:23ahead for Vincent as leader, but there was for me too of course.
00:27It's been less than a month since Mr Spears quit as leader, and while the man who replaced
00:31him says the pair are still friends, it appears the feeling is no longer mutual.
00:36That terms you pretty loosely, isn't it? I get on with Vincent fine.
00:40That may have a lot to do with being overlooked in Mr Tarsier's shadow cabinet, but despite
00:45that Mr Spears says he won't go to the crossbench, but he hasn't decided if he'll contest at
00:51the next election.
00:52Largely because I don't have a shadow ministry, I've reached the top of the party, I've been
00:57a minister for four years, I've been leader for two and a half years. Perhaps it's time
01:02to look at other things.
01:04So for now he's in the Liberal tent, and a little concerned about how things have unfolded
01:08since he stepped down.
01:10Does appear to be a level of shambolicness, not sure if that's a word, but if it is, shambolicness
01:16about what's going on in the Liberal party.
01:18And while it isn't a word, it's not a situation Labor is about to miss out on.
01:23I've got yoghurt in my fridge that will last longer than Vincent Tarsier's leadership.
01:28And it's not necessarily about Vincent, it's about the culture of the Liberal party. They're
01:33broken.
01:34If Tom Koutsantonis wants to be a cut price comedian, that's a matter for him. I think
01:38most South Australians want him to be doing his day job.
01:41For both parties, the path to electoral victory is partly tied to the issue of ramping, and
01:45on that, the Liberals pounced on comments by Rick Morris, the head of the Premier's
01:50delivery unit.
01:51It's not another broken promise. My expectation is that there will be progress in fixing the
01:58ramping crisis, which was the commitment.
02:01Nobody saw a Stobie poll with an election poster on it saying Labor will make progress
02:07towards fixing the ramping crisis, but don't ask us what crisis means.
02:11Progress, promises and party politics on full display.
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