Opportunities to undermine the state can’t present themselves too often in a place like North Hobart, so it’s hardly surprising that when an ex-prime minister makes an unscheduled appearance there the Local Anarchist feels obliged to mark the occasion in some way. But like most Fairfax and ABC pundits I see no obvious connection between the swelling on Tony Abbott’s lower lip with the ‘Vote Yes’ badge pinned to his assailant’s shirt.