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.

“Obviously it’s embarrassing when we are tripping over our own rules.  It doesn’t help the Government, it doesn’t help politics as a whole, when we see examples of us setting up rules and failing to abide by them.”

- Jim Knight, the schools minister, talking about Peter Hain