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 readers,
It is with some concern that I read in the papers that Iran could face tough new UN sanctions within weeks after it announced plans to step up its uranium enrichment programme. Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, earlier said Tehran had told the UN’s nuclear watchdog it would start enriching uranium to 20% from [...]

If I had been asked to predict which issue is most likely to trigger an attack or Iran, or possibly World War III, I probably wouldn’t have said Barbie.  Obviously I still have a lot to learn.

Dear Israeli government,
It’s all very well taking a strong stance against Iran developing nuclear weapons, but sometimes you have to appreciate that it sounds a little futile.  America’s National Intelligence Assessment concluded that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, only for President Bush to insist that Iran is still a major threat and today you are [...]

Dear Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
I, like many other people reading the papers this morning, will have mixed feelings about your trip to America.  With the best will in the world, your previous comments about the US government and their role in international politics makes it hard to believe your sentiments expressed yesterday, such as your denial that [...]