I never thought I’d say this, but I actually feel sorry for Steve Dickson. Steve who? In case you forgot - and you probably did - he was the LNP state MP whom Hanson lured into jumping ship in January and becoming the “One Nation Leader” in Queensland.

Being leader of a party of one in an 89-seat State Parliament hardly sounds like Mr Dickson is scaling the political heights, but to each their own. The big question is how long will he remain leader?

As the leader of a party of one, Steve Dickson cuts a lonely figure in Parliament. Credit:Darren England/AAP

First of all, my sources in the Labor Party and the LNP both tell me their polling shows Mr Dickson is almost certain to lose his seat. Half of the good burghers of Buderim intend to give their first preference to the LNP’s Brent Mickelberg, leaving Mr Dickson possibly trailing Labor.

Some might see this as Mr Dickson getting his just desserts, but it is more a case of his being ruthlessly played by the party’s leader.​