A Glass Of Milk At Bedtime.

How to negotiate with your implacable foes, Tony Abbott style:

1. Hope that you already have the advantage, if you do not, hope that carping and whinging will get the media on your side. If there is no media to instrumentalise so, do not begin negotiations.
2. Demand that your enemies do exactly what you would.
3. Pray you are not negotiating with anyone who has a gun in his back pocket.
4. Crow about your enemies weakness for not sticking his position, pray that he is honourable and will not shank you now for being an utter, insufferable cunt.
5. Profit.