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.

“When you consider the risk they are running of being killed is one in 40 on the front line and you have got more than that being injured … how many civil servants would volunteer for that?”
- Hazel Hunt, whose son recently died fighting in Afghanistan, condemning the Ministry of Defence last night for awarding its [...]

“There are plenty of reasons Labour should be thrown out of power. Gordon Brown’s eyesight is not one of them.”
- Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox, saying it was unkind to focus on the Prime Minister’s disability