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.

*yawn*
Yes, it’s still going.  Last night, Mandelson said that David Cameron’s failure to confront his billionaire deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft over his tax status exposes the “fundamental weakness” of the Conservative leader and undermines his claim to be a moderniser.  In an interview with the Guardian, he said that Ashcroft had Cameron “by the balls”, the affair [...]

Dear Steve Hilton and George Osborne,
I don’t whether it is you or the rest of the Conservative Party staff who I should be writing this letter to.  Even so, the news about Lord Ashcroft’s tax status provides a wonderful example of how detached you are from the real world.  Lord Ashcroft has finally admitted he does not pay [...]

Dear David Cameron,
Everyone knows that Lord Ashcroft’s taxes have been a thorn in the side of the Conservative Party for years.  After a few recent snipes by Labour MPs, you have decided to take action by announcing yesterday that all MPs and peers would have to pay taxes in the UK under legislation that would be [...]

Dear Iain Dale,
Well done for spotting yet another attempt by journalists to infiltrate the Conservative Party yesterday.  For the third time in two years, a newspaper has attempted to plant a mole inside the party to gain access to inside information.  However, your conclusions about the evils of phone hacking and journalist infiltration might need [...]

Dear Lord Ashcroft,
It seems that you have been given another reprieve with regard to party funding laws.  The House of Lords have spared your blushes after Labour mounted yet another assault on your donations to the Conservative Party.  While the government’s behaviour is petty in the extreme, there is still good reason to be worried [...]

Dear Lord Ashcroft,
I wonder how you feel about the questions being raised over your financial contributions to the Conservative Party.  It seems to me that we have a government desperate to squeeze the opposition as much as possible, and it may be that you are the first target.
There is a part of me which would [...]