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.

“We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organisation.”
- Jeffrey Michael, from Horizon Group Management, who have filed a lawsuit accusing Amanda Bonnen – one of their former tenants -  of defaming the company by using Twitter to complain about mould in her Chicago apartment. She sent out a tweet that said: “Who said [...]

“The impact of the scheme is accelerating.”
- Ian Austin MP, the government’s housing minister, trying to put a nice gloss on the news that just six families in England have been helped by the government’s £200m mortgage rescue scheme – up from two families in the previous month.  The initiative, launched at the start of [...]

With the credit crunch damaging UK consumer confidence and house prices taking a serious hit, leaving many homeowners facing negative equity, it is with great pleasure that I bring you news of the House of Lords showing considerable restraint when using taxpayers’ money to purchase new premises in Westminster.

Dear Caroline Flint,
Bless, you’re not really making a good impression, are you?!  After a superb gaffe over forcing council tenants to seek work a couple of months ago, you are still residing in a place I like to call ‘cloud cuckoo land’ where reality is not welcome, judging by your comments over the housing market.
Even [...]