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.

From the Daily Mail:
Gordon Brown hurled a torrent of abuse at EU Foreign Minister Baroness Ashton in a row over the way she is doing her job, it was disclosed last night.  The Prime Minister swore repeatedly at the Baroness over the telephone, leaving her shaken, according to well-placed sources. Details of Mr Brown’s latest [...]

Dear Nigel Farage,
I know that you consider yourself to be a bit of a maverick when it comes to speeches in the European Parliament.  Unfortunately for you, your latest one-man show has landed you with a £2,700 fine.  I freely admit to agreeing with some of the things that you and UKIP say, but this [...]

Dear readers,
It is with some concern that I read in the papers that Iran could face tough new UN sanctions within weeks after it announced plans to step up its uranium enrichment programme. Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, earlier said Tehran had told the UN’s nuclear watchdog it would start enriching uranium to 20% from [...]

“The English are the big losers in this business.”
- Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking to Le Monde newspaper over the appointment of the new European Union commissioners.  Sarkozy said the appointment of Baroness Ashton as the EU’s foreign policy chief was far less important than the elevation of Michel Barnier, France’s former agriculture minister, to the key [...]

“Everything about this process rubs our noses in how undemocratic the EU is. It’s not just the way Baroness Ashton was appointed; it’s her whole career. Lady Ashton is a lifelong quangocrat who has never once been elected to anything. She went from running a health authority to working at the National Council for One [...]