As the Liberals deal with a comprehensive loss at last weekend’s election, there is division inside the party over what went wrong and what to do next.

Alex Cothren | is a writer. His satirical collection, Playing Nice Was Getting Me, Nowhere is out in July.

Every morning during the campaign, Paul Erickson rose about 4am. By 6.15am, he was on the phone with the prime minister. By 8am, every major campaign message for the day was locked down. Last Saturday ...