Dear Poirot,

Well said.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Abbott was such a shocker as a prime minister that his own party had to turf him well before the time either Rudd or Gillard were forced to leave.

He very rightly earns the title as likely the “most incompetent, bumbling, and embarrassing leaders in Aus history” and this country has given a huge sigh of relief now that he has gone.

In all but a few measures he was a complete failure, the likes we hope never to see in Australian politics for a very long time. Debt skyrocketed, unemployment outstripped the US, business confidence hit rock bottom and the government had become totally disfunctional, ultimately being a 'kitchen cabinet' of one – Peta Credlin.

Virtually every failure Abbott sought to hang around the neck of the Rudd/Gillard years he took to new heights. Being removed as a first term prime minister was just him fulfilling that script. Time will tell if he excels as a great destabiliser as well.

Now I get that you are in mourning, and that creating some sort of fantasy around this bloke's tenure helps deal with the pain, but at some point you will have to snap out of it my friend otherwise you will end up with very little credibility.