Letters From A Tory Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others.

“It is not uncommon to see males collapsing with exhaustion as the demands of the females get too much for them”
Dr Jakob Bro-Jorgensen from the London Zoological Society, describing why male topi antelope are probably the luckiest animals on the planet.

This video sees arguably the two greatest forces on this planet collide – Chuck Norris and politics.
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Dear Gordon Brown,
Talk about pressure.  You may remember that not more than a couple of months ago, everything was looking rather good for you and your party.  You had an enormous poll lead, you were planning a general election – everything looked so comfortable and life was so simple.  Now you are embroiled in a [...]

If you are feeling a little out of touch with the US Presidential elections but would like to find out more, click on THIS LINK to watch some video clips from last night’s YouTube debate between all the Republican candidates.  It’s very interesting to see their reactions to some very tough questions submitted by the [...]

If prostitutes raise money for charity, is it immoral?

“There is a growing sense that we are part of a Shakespearean tragedy here. Blow after blow is falling, they are not in themselves related but they have a cumulative effect. The net effect is an atmosphere of inevitable and impending doom”
- Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews on the Government’s plight

Dear Robert Fisk,
As a highly-regarded political commentator, I am often keen to read your perspective on international politics.  Your views on the recent Israeli-Palestinian commitment to talks over the coming year are as sceptical and cynical as mine, albeit for slightly different reasons.
There is certainly a feeling of ‘we have heard this all before’ about [...]

“Landlord’s spying bugs tenants”

Dear Harriet Harman,
Breakfast this morning will probably be an uncomfortable experience for you.  In a bizarre twist, Gordon Brown may be taking a considerable portion of the flack over this despicable funding row, but it is your job that is looking the most vulnerable.
Let us be clear about a few things.  You accepted a donation from Janet Kidd, [...]

Dear UCAS,
As the body that oversees all higher education applications in this country, the responsibility for sorting out the problems with access to the top universities is yours.  Independent schools are now five times more likely to reach the Russell Group universities (which includes Oxford and Cambridge) than state school pupils, leading some to claim [...]

‘Not even Santa’s elves can count on job security’

Dear George Osborne,
It’s almost reaching the point where hacking the Labour Party to pieces in the media is becoming too damn easy.  You don’t even have to dig around for potential scandals and appalling behaviour – it surfaces in the press without you or anyone else having to do anything.  The resignation of the Labour [...]

‘Porn star teacher gets sacked’

Dear Oxford University,
No doubt you are feeling a little bruised after the media mauling you have received over the last few days over your decision to let David Irving and Nick Griffin appear at the Oxford Union in a debate on freedom of speech.  I am not surprised nor sympathetic on this matter.
I think a lot [...]

Dear Gordon Brown,
Outrageous.  Absolutely outrageous.  In the face of almost daily criticism over the funding and support for our armed forces (including THIS MORNING), you have the nerve to ignore some of the top military chiefs in this country.  As Chancellor of the Exchequer you continued to leave our forces underfunded and overstretched and now [...]

“Now that the England football team has successfully removed itself from Europe, perhaps we can go for the double and, with the help of a referendum, get the country to follow”
- Patrick Levy, of Sidcup, Kent, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.

Dear Facebook,
I’m not one of those people who always cries foul whenever a website tries to access my personal information because they legally have to give you a chance of opting out of everything – which I invariably do.  However, Facebook is clearly pushing the boundaries by changing privacy settings without telling anyone in the [...]

Dear Iain Dale,
There is no doubt in my mind that David Cameron has indeed been avoiding the issue of the European Union as much as humanly possible, which is why your article should resonate loudly with many Conservative voters.
UKIP are mostly an irrelevance to British politics in the minds of many voters as they are [...]

Dear readers,
If any of you struggle for the motivation to work today after last night’s England horror show, perhaps this video might help you make an early exit from the office:
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Dear readers,
No serious blogging today as I am in a state of mourning, like every other England football fan.  Being at Wembley last night just made things worse.  Thankfully, I’ve still got just enough energy to highlight THIS STORY from the Telegraph plus some EXCELLENT CARTOONS on The Times website.
A.Tory

Dear Recess Monkey,
It was only a few days ago that I sent you a letter asking what the reasons were behind the apparent lack of political debate and useful content on your blog.  Now I found have my answer – apparently you have been spending time looking at young girl’s profiles on Facebook.  Charming.
In your defence, [...]

Dear readers,
Three more Facebook groups to join, if you so wish:
‘Sack the incompetent Chancellor – Darling’
‘Who’s got my kids identity?’
‘Child Benefit Data Stolen’
Take your pick!
A.Tory

Dear readers,
After my prophetic post yesterday, I’m not going to revisit the disaster that is Alistair Darling – especially as Iain Dale did such a great running commentary of how events unfolded yesterday.  Instead, may I suggest you hop onto Facebook and join one of these groups – the last two being my particular favourites [...]

Dear Alistair Darling,
You really have dug an enormous hole for yourself, haven’t you.  The original decision to intervene in the Northern Rock crisis was still the wrong call in my view as banks must be allowed to fail, but instead you tried to fool the public into thinking that you were protecting the taxpayer.  What [...]

Dear Chris Huhne,
I have no idea whether you were behind the ‘Calamity Clegg’ document and quite frankly I don’t care.  You have provided more press coverage for the Lib Dem leadership contest in the last 24 hours than I have seen in weeks.  So I guess that means congratulations are in order?
With a hint of [...]