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.

“Sending Boris Johnson to plead for the City in Brussels last week was like sending a devout atheist to the Vatican to ask the Pope to change his line on birth control”
- Labour MP and former Europe Minister Denis MacShane, urging Britain to join the euro

Dear Nigel Farage,
I’m sure that the recent European election polls have brought you some early cheer.  Now that predictions of your demise are looking a little shaky, I can only hope that people take a serious look at UKIP.  Of course, if they did take a serious look at your party, it would quickly become [...]