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.

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 a load of rubbish.

I don’t know how you have the nerve to stand in the House of Commons and start backtracking on your pledge to make sure the taxpayer does not spend a penny.  Every announcement makes me more nervous.  None of the bids for Northern Rock appear suitable, their share price keeps dropping, and you keep pretending that everything is ok.  To make matters worse, I sometimes get the feeling that your priorities are somewhat clouded by the Labour Party’s prior relationship with Northern Rock.

Miliband is already showing his inexperience and incompetence as Foreign Secretary, and your performance as Chancellor has been similarly embarrassing.  Sort it out, Darling.

A.Tory