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 Chantal Brunel,
As a member of the ruling UMP in France, I would have thought the recent poll results would have left you feeling a little meek and humbled.  Not so.  Yesterday, you called on French authorities to bring back the brothel to protect its prostitutes from exploitation, trafficking and aggression in the street.  Fascinating arguments on [...]

“It’s the gossip of the moment that could become the story of the year.”
- a comment by the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, as rumours that Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both having affairs gain momentum in France.  The rumour first emerged on Twitter, and was followed by a report in [...]

“The full veil is not welcome in France because it runs contrary to our values and contrary to the idea we have of a woman’s dignity. Let us undertake not to give opponents of democracy, dignity and sexual equality the chance for a victory which would put our society in a very difficult situation.”
- Nicolas [...]

”anything but a prime example of British style”
- how the GQ Award for the worst-dressed man of the year described their winner for 2009, Gordon Brown.  He is joined in the list of worst-dressed men by one of his ”best friends”, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, in third place, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in [...]

“The English are the big losers in this business.”
- Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking to Le Monde newspaper over the appointment of the new European Union commissioners.  Sarkozy said the appointment of Baroness Ashton as the EU’s foreign policy chief was far less important than the elevation of Michel Barnier, France’s former agriculture minister, to the key [...]

Dear Nicolas Sarkozy,
What a strange week it was for you.  Even though you publicly restated your opposition to women wearing burkas in a speech on French national identity last week by saying that “France is a country where there is no place for the burka, where there is no place for the subservience of women”, [...]

“His desperation to come across as the youthful, fit, sexy, medium-height warrior-executive is so acute that last weekend it made him have a funny turn while jogging in the park and fall on his bottom. …Sarkozy’s cliché mid-life crisis is much more embarrassing than merely being fat and bald – it’s like a comb-over and [...]

Dear Nicolas Sarkozy,
Today you will make a speech that could spark another ferocious debate over religious symbols and Islam in France.  Having caused uproar over your decision to ban any religious symbols in French schools, you are now considering banning the burka and other Islamic clothing which French MPs claim is degrading to women.  It [...]

Ooops.  My mistake.  There I was thinking that Nicolas Sarkozy and the EU might be willing to give Ireland the time they promised them to decide on their next step with regard to the Lisbon Treaty.  Looks like Sarkozy has other ideas….

Dear Nicolas Sarkozy,
Spare us the stupid light show on the Eiffel Tower.  You and I both know that the next six months are going to be a rough ride now that you are President of the EU.  The signs are that you’re facing some enormous challenges and judging by your lack of success in delivering [...]

Sarkozy says: ““A child dies of starvation every 30 seconds and the Commission wanted to reduce European agriculture production by 21% during World Trade Organisation talks. This was really counter-productive.  …It would be highly unrealistic to keep wanting to negotiate a deal . . . which would cut farm output by 20 per cent while [...]

“…and may I just say how wonderful it is to finally see you with your clothes on”

“Over there you can see my first wife, and there’s my second….”