A deflated Turnbull felt political greatness slipping from his grasp. He believed Abbott had chosen the wrong man to run the economy, passing him over because he was threatened by Turnbull’s popularity with the business community, which had never taken Abbott seriously. Turnbull believed he could have been a great ally of Abbott’s as treasurer, guiding the economy and freeing Abbott to concentrate on his passions. They could have been like Paul Keating and Bob Hawke, or Peter Costello and John Howard. Instead, Abbott left Turnbull on the periphery of the cabinet, which was full of his cronies
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