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 Telegraph today:
To many abroad Mr Wilders, a Dutch MP, appears an old-fashioned racist whose views put him on a par with other far-Right politicians elsewhere in Europe. Yet in its first ever test of national electoral support among the normally tolerant Dutch, his anti-immigration Party for Freedom which he founded in 2006 won [...]

Dear Brian Cowen,
I don’t know whether you have had time to watch what’s been happening in Westminster over the past couple of weeks as Gordon Brown’s government descends into chaos.  To be fair, being Irish Prime Minister has probably been just as bad, from what I’ve been reading, but there are a number of interesting parallels [...]

Dear William Hague,
The soundbytes in the morning papers will bring joy to the hearts of many Conservatives around the country – Labour in third place with under 16% of the popular vote.  On the BBC election coverage last night, you came across as relaxed, optimistic and sincere while Harriet Harman tried to divert the conversation onto MPs [...]

“After the elections, I will take a basket of eggs and come to your newsroom and throw them at you. I don’t like the way you write … I will pelt you and you will see how funny it is.”
- Gordon Brown, threatening the editor of the Daily Telegraph Czech opposition leader Jiri Paroubek (pictured [...]

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 [...]

Dear Nick Clegg,
Much as it would bring a warm fuzzy feeling to my heart to discuss interior designers, trouser presses, fluffy dusters, court summons and leather rocking chairs with you this morning, I feel that your inadequate showing at the launch of the Lib Dem MEP election campaign is much more instructive when it comes to [...]

Dear Peter Hain,
Better late than never, but with a matter of weeks to go until Labour’s crushing wipeout at the Euro elections you have openly admitted that the BNP could really hurt Labour.  You warned today that the BNP could get up to £2 million from the EU if the main political parties fail to prevent [...]