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.

“The Lisbon treaty is your work as much as anyone’s. You pushed it through and you told everyone that it really mattered. You’ve been making speeches on the importance of the new job as EU foreign minister. You’ve said it is an essential tool of influence. Yet now — now — you tell me that [...]

Dear Danny Finkelstein,
In your analysis for The Times of what is happening to the Republicans in America, I think you might have stumbled across a problem that many political parties face from time to time on both sides of the Atlantic.  Sarah Palin’s resignation has caused huge consternation among the Republicans, who still seem to [...]

Dear Daniel Finkelstein,
Talking about Coca-Cola in the context of the future of our economy throughout your Times column this morning was a little ‘outside the box’.  While your logic is reasonably sound in terms of rational political thought, I’m still not sure that you have grasped Gordon Brown’s perspective on an early election.  I am [...]

Dear Daniel Finkelstein,
You certainly put together an interesting argument in today’s Times.  With the stock market looking decidely shaky, voters will probably have their attention deflected away from the Government, at least for a short while.   However, I don’t agree with your assessment of where this will all end.
In hard times, I agree that voters [...]