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 Bridget Gilderdale,
I find it deeply depressing that assisted suicide only becomes newsworthy when a high-profile case hits the media.  The court case surrounding the death of your daughter is the latest in a long line of tragic tales, and I think it is safe to assume that in the run-up to a general election [...]

“It is a hypocritical British system that allows the rich to seek treatment but the poor to face prosecution”
- Dr Michael Irwin, 78, who has been questioned by officers for helping a terminally ill man pay for assisted suicide

Dear Fraser Nelson,
I’m usually an avid reader of your analysis and enjoy your TV and radio performances as well.  However, on the issue of assisted suicide, I think you have got it wrong, very wrong.  While your short article was far from the weakest view I have seen expressed on this hotly debated topic, I [...]

Dear Chris Woodhead,
During your time as head of OFSTED, you managed to make a lot of enemies, particularly in the education ‘establishment’ that consists largely of unionised teachers.  However, all that seems rather irrelevant after you disclosed that you are suffering from motor neurone disease and do not have long to live.  You were diagnosed three years [...]

Dear Ludwig Minelli,
As founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, you remain a controversial figure.  Personally I think it is appalling that no politician dares to discuss assisted suicide in this country, but in the meantime it is essential that people like you put forward a compelling case for changing the law.  Unfortunately, you are [...]

“This is an extremely sad case of two more terminally ill UK citizens being forced to travel to an unfamiliar country to die. It demonstrates, yet again, that we are currently on a slippery slope which forces people to make difficult and often desperate decisions so that they can take control of the time and [...]

Dear Sir Ken McDonald,
There are two reasons why I am disgusted with you this morning.  Firstly, you and the rest of the establishment still think it is acceptable to keep terminally ill patients alive even when they are suffering intolerable pain.  Secondly, your failure to address the gaps in the law concerning assisted suicide has [...]