Since the Coalition’s woeful election campaign, and Malcolm Turnbull’s less than brilliant result capped by his election night diatribe, Liberal members and supporters have been doing a lot of soul-searching.

What do we stand for? What do we believe in?  How do we balance necessary social and economic change with preserving values and institutions we cherish?

And, above all, how do Liberals ensure that our great party, the party of Menzies and Howard, continues to be a relevant torchbearer for the values for the dual traditions of Burke and Mill?

To be sure, when one in four voters reject the major parties for...