It is the absence of political convictions that has landed the federal government in the Covid mess it is currently floundering in. For poll-based, focus group-driven politicians and leaders, the going is easy when an issue slips neatly into accepted party line parameters (such as border control or lower taxes) but gets particularly tough when the public is confused on issues but not along traditional party lines.
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