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 Gordon Brown,
Wow, what a relief.  When there was talk over the weekend of you having run out of ideas, I was mildly concerned that you might actually have some decent policies up your sleeve, waiting to be rolled out at any moment. Today you will make a speech in London to try to silence your [...]

Dear Gordon Brown,
Aside from failing to impress anyone with your little American jolly (not even the American media), you’re now back in the UK banging on again and again about your stupid ‘global new deal’.  Of course, you daren’t explain what this actually might mean because you know that voters and businesses will be appalled [...]

Dear libertarians,
As a conservative I am always intruiged by libertarian angles on some of the problems facing society.  The government having faith in its citizens, giving them the freedom to make choices and not unduly interfering in their lives are all principles that I broadly subscribe to.  What I find harder to reconcile is the [...]

One of the wonderful aspects of the free market is the way that it encourages innovation and provides huge incentives for firms to identify and exploit gaps in the market, as demonstrated in this excellent example.