There's a spirited debate going on between two senior Liberals — Tony Abbott MP and Senator George Brandis — about the Liberal Party's philosophy and origins. In an earlier post I examined Tony Abbott's contribution to this debate, with particular emphasis on his foreign policy views, and today I want to have a look at Brandis' Alfred Deakin lecture , delivered last week in Melbourne. Abbott is the big 'C' conservative in this debate and Brandis favours liberalism. It's a division which