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.

“If you want to see what whitewashed ermine looks like, this is it.  This ruling has more holes in it than a colander.”
- Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, on the ruling that peers could designate any property as their main home if they visited it just once a month

…or so say the six doctors who have started legal action for a new inquest into his death.  I’ll let the Telegraph do the rest:
The action is being taken because six doctors are convinced that the original verdict of suicide is unsafe and should be overturned.  Some suspect that Dr Kelly, 59, was murdered shortly [...]

“This falls well short of what is required. It is a game of Monopoly – pass Go and collect £200.”
- Norman Baker, Lib Dem MP, reacting to the news that peers will receive a tax-free annual salary of nearly £30,000 on top of allowances worth £20,000 under reforms to be introduced following a series of [...]

“It is this sort of bigheadedness and contempt for public money that gets MPs a bad name.”
- Lib Dem MP Norman Baker on the thousands of pounds spent asking consultants whether MPs should stop drinking bottled water in meetings and reply on tap water