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.

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After being heralded by Gordon Brown as a powerful [...]

“A competition to outdo each other with promises will not calm the situation”
- Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who yesterday opened up a new rift with Britain and the United States ahead of the G20 summit in London when she delivered a blunt rejection of extra fiscal stimulus packages as advocated by Gordon Brown and Obama.  [...]

Dear Angela Merkel,
Even though I am deeply suspicious of anyone who supports a Federalist European state, I take my hat off to you for the manner in which you have gone about resurrecting the struggling German economy.  Recession has already tightened its grip on your nation and it may get worse still, yet you have [...]