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 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 battle that, regardless of future poll ratings, will never be forgotten by the British public.

Harriet Harman is fighting for her political survival.  If you had sacked her a couple of days ago, she would have no need to begin the naming-and-shaming that she is currently pursuing, which is now threatening the very fabric of your government.  Your decision to let her stay in her job, presumably to show support for your Ministers, means that her survival instinct has kicked in and she will not accept the blame for anything (which appears to be a theme currently running through most of the Labour Party right now, I’ve noticed).  Chris Leslie, one of your aides, has now been openly implicated in the donation scandal which makes it even harder to believe that you had no idea what was going on.

These are dark days for your government and dark days for British politics.  For a man who promised to restore the public’s trust in government, you’re doing a pretty terrible job of it.

Yours sincerely, 

A.Tory