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 BBC, over the last two days:

“Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne said there was the need for a “power shift” away from civil servants and towards the public. The Guardian reports that the shake-up in public services will include entitlements to personal tuition in schools, minimum GP waiting times and access to [...]

Dear Liam Byrne,
I understand that the moral justification for supporting charities through this financial crisis is a compelling one.  No-one wants to see good intentioned and often successful charities either downsize or disappear completely during these difficult times.  Unfortunately, the moral case becomes considerably more complicated when it is taxpayers’ money that is used to [...]

Dear Liam Byrne,
Much as you’d like to shout from the rooftops about how wonderful your ‘open door’ policy on immigration is, the Home Office report today provides scant evidence to support your claim.
Your argument revolves around some media-friendly figures.  Apparently, migration produced £6 billion of economic growth last year, migrants had high skills levels and were [...]

Dear Liam Byrne,
Your shallow words on immigration fail to offer any comfort to the people that are affected the most.  It is plainly obvious to anyone that listens to the news or reads a newspaper that having uncontrolled immigration from other EU countries is having a seriously detrimental impact on the UK.
BBC News has the story [...]