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 David Cameron,

Your recent aggression in House of Commons debates is nothing more than a wholly justified and rational response to the deceit and incompetence flowing from the government.  Yesterday’s draft Queen’s speech was yet another example of the total lack of respect that Labour have for the public’s intelligence and your remark about Brown using the speech for his “short-term political survival” is impossible to disagree with.

I started reading through the list of Bills in the papers this morning and felt my blood boil as I read each item, and I’m sure you had the same reaction:

1. Banking reform bill. To protect the public from a future Northern Rock bank failure and encourage greater banking stability by setting up a rescue fund – actually Mr Brown, it was your changes to the regulation of the financial sector in 1997 when you gave the Bank of England independence that led us into this mess in the first place

2. Savings gateway bill. Sets up a special new savings scheme from 2010 for the eight million lower paid where the government will add to people’s savings – the pilot studies of the Savings gateway have been a catastrophe as your policy was designed so poorly.

3. Business rates supplements bill. Gives big metropolitan and county councils the right to levy up to 2p extra business rates for long-term infrastructure projects such as Crossrail and tram systems – talk about kicking a man when he’s down. British business is already on it’s knees with crippling bureaucracy and regulation and now you’re proposing another tax hike?!

4. Marine and coastal access bill. Creates a national coastal footpath round England and a national marine planning strategy – remind me how many years you’ve been in government before deciding this was a good idea?

5. Heritage protection bill. Reforms the listing system for historic buildings and ancient monuments. Outlaws illegal trade in artefacts – see 4!

6. Education and skills bill. Transfers funding back to local councils for 16-18 further education and training and sets up a new national apprenticeship scheme – the Learning and Skills Council was set up in 2001 and was responsible for all post-16 education in the country.  It cost over £10 billion a year.  Now you’re scrapping it.  Good work Gordo.

7. Equality bill. Sets new national standards for equality legislation and legislates for political parties to use all-women shortlists until 2030 – using all women shortlists is discriminatory and should therefore be illegal.  Positive discrimination in this situation is appalling and flies in the face of attempts to make politics more of a meritocracy.

8. Welfare reform bill. Aims to reduce welfare dependency by strengthening law to force absent parents to contribute to their children and simplifying benefit system - yes, because the Child Support Agency has been such a wonderful success in tracking down and communicating with absent parents, and I think Mr Brown will also find that the benefit system was made incredibly complicated by him….

So you see, Mr Cameron, by this point I had to stop reading because if I continued reading I may have raised my blood pressure to dangerous levels.  I know that you’re concentrating on beating Labour in Crewe seven days from now, but I hope that your researchers are busy scurrying around and digging up all the information you need to knock back these Bills if/when they arrive later on this year.

Yours sincerely,

A.Tory