Tones Is Writing A Book & V. Helpful People Gave Him Some Ideas For A Title

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November 23, 2016

It was only a matter of time: our former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is in talks to write another book.

The last time he put pen to paper (non-fiction-wise), it was to write ‘Battlelines‘ in 2009 during his time on the backbench, shortly before he took the party leadership and eventually the top job.

Now he’s joked to Fairfax that his followup book should be called ‘Battlescars‘. His publisher Louise Adler, however, was dead serious when she told the publication that it would “be making the case for conservatives, that the Liberal Party should become the centre-right party.” Of course Abbott would write the conservative manifesto.

“After Donald Trump‘s ascendancy this becomes an interesting question for conservatives and for Labor too,” said Adler. “I expect Tony to make the case for the Liberal Party to return to its conservative roots.”

The thing is, despite Malcolm Turnbull‘s plummeting popularity with everyone who isn’t Malcolm Turnbull, no one’s forgotten what a comedy of errors it was when Abbott was in charge. (I know it seems like a bad dream, but it’s true! – he was in charge of our country for 12 whole months!)

So with that in mind, Australian Twitter did was Australian Twitter does best: take the absolute piss.

Stop the Books #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Ewen McRae (@ewenmcrae) November 23, 2016

To Kill a Budgie Smuggler. #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Andrew Toomey (@Axio_T) November 23, 2016

Fantastic Jerks and Where to Find Them #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Adam (@AdamTheCon) November 23, 2016

Moby Dickhead #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Lord Andojc (@AndoJC) November 23, 2016

A Game of Tone’s #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Nathan Lee (@NathanLee) November 23, 2016

The need for Speedos #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— John Dobbin (@JohnDobbin) November 23, 2016

A country for old men#TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Ken Smutcliffe (@BuduInya) November 23, 2016

#TonyAbbottBookTitles The Onions of Wrath pic.twitter.com/tdEOfFfkI3

— James Brown (@krazyfan64) November 23, 2016

The Long Wink Goodnight #TonyAbbottBookTitles pic.twitter.com/U34We64IfF

— BeachedAZ (@AmbientUXr) November 23, 2016

All Quiet On The Western Shirtfront#TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Danama Papers (@DanielGulberry) November 23, 2016

Sense and Suppository #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Stuart Thomson (@stuart_t11) November 23, 2016

“Abbottcalypse Now”#TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Coalition Tea Lady (@ItsBouquet) November 23, 2016

The Men Who Stare at Boats #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Nick H. (@elfsox) November 23, 2016

The Devil Wears Speedos. #TonyAbbottBookTitles

— How It Works (@EurekaQLD) November 23, 2016

Zero Expectations

#TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Order No.227 (@AnthonyCole68) November 23, 2016

How to to serve half a term and alienate absolutely everyone but Bolt and Sheridan
#TonyAbbottBookTitles

— Order No.227 (@AnthonyCole68) November 23, 2016