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 Kevin Rudd,
Although you may still be basking in the glory of being one of the few developed nations not to go into recession during the global economic meltdown, it seems as though you still have some questions to answer.  It appears as though you have been taking lessons from the illiberal authoritarian lunatics in [...]

“Hi Godwin, the PM has asked if the car dealer financing vehicle is available to assist a Queensland dealership, John Grant Motors, who seems to be having trouble getting finance.  If you can follow up on this Asap that would be very useful.”
- an email allegedly sent from the office of Kevin Rudd, the Australian [...]

“fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate”
- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who used this phrase three times in a short interview with Sky News yesterday. “We’ve appointed the first woman as governor-general of the Commonwealth of Australia – fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate,” Rudd smirked, when grilled about whether his government had [...]

“I would take a lot of persuading to be convinced that such services represent the best use of the taxpayers’ dollar.”
- Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, who has questioned why taxpayers are funding weight loss courses for their civil servants. Official documents released this week showed the government was paying AU$30,000 (US$22,800) to provide weight loss [...]