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.

“Kremlinologists of the party have talked of various pygmies and teenagers in the closed circle around Mr Cameron having catfights with each other, or being reassigned duties within the nascent campaign, as panic starts to seep up the creeks and fill the shallows of what was once the dry land of self-assurance. A summit was, [...]

“There are two kinds of poisoners: famous ones and successful ones. By definition, a poisoner is useless once everyone knows he is a poisoner. The same is true of spin doctors. The first commandment in the book of spinmeisters ought to be: thou shalt not become the story.”
- Andrew Rawnsley, talking about Andy Coulson in [...]

Dear Andy Coulson,
I have no idea how you’re going to feel as you wake up this morning.  The BBC and most newspapers are still running with the allegations of phone-tapping at the News of the World, although David Cameron openly gave you his support yesterday – making your job safe, for now at least.  The [...]

Dear Andy Coulson,
I appreciate that you are busy with the Conservative Party conference, but how on earth did you let so many Labour blunders in one day go completely unnoticed?  I’m sure you were keen to get Cameron on a couple of the front pages.  However, a bad day for Labour would have been the [...]

Dear Andy Coulson,
Obviously your work in the Conservative Party is never going to grab the headlines because your best strategy is to support David Cameron behind the scenes.  Even though you started your job a few months back, the benefits of your experience and expertise are really starting to show.
After a very rocky period in mid [...]