Breaking up is so hard to do
Life was good for the Liberal Party in 1963. It was the dominant party in coalition with the Country Party. Of the House of Representatives 122 seats 52 were held by the Liberal Party and 20 by the Country Party. There was tension between Liberal Prime Minister Menzies and Country Party Leader John McEwan over tariff policy, but it was a solid and confident relationship, shaped by the senior partner.
In the same year Burt Bacharach’s and Hal David’s Make it easy on yourself, made it to the top of the charts. It’s time for a comeback.
