Former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson is set to make a political comeback as a NSW state senator after retiring from politics 14 years ago. But while he does not intend to return to the National Party’s leadership, Anderson has said he wants to lead in a cultural change within the state politics, noting that he believes the current trend towards identity politics has poisoned the nation. “After careful thought and much encouragement from others, I feel it is right for me to at least offer to play for the team that I once captained for another season,” he told The Australian. “At the very time when we need more than ever to pull together in pursuit of our common interests, we are deeply divided by the poison of identity politics which so powerfully pits us against one another and denigrates our past.” Anderson informed current Nationals leader, Michael McCormack, …