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 readers,
Today your task is to decide which leader is in the biggest mess.  You get a choice of three!
1. Gordon Brown: As we all know, Geoff Hoon, the former Defence Secretary, and Patricia Hewitt, the former Health Secretary, have written to all Labour MPs calling for the leadership issue to be sorted out “once and for all” [...]

“Of course McGuinness expressed no remorse. He has no remorse. He is a terrorist”
- Lord Tebbit, who was seriously injured and his wife crippled for life in the Brighton Grand Hotel bombing in 1984.  Martin McGuinness, former IRA commander, now Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister, attended a Labour Party function in the Grand Hotel during [...]

“In the light of his categorical denials, Mr Donaldson is clearly entitled to a presumption of innocence.”
- Peter Robinson, leader of the DUP in Northern Ireland, responding to the news that Jeffrey Donaldson, one of his MPs and a married father of two, has repaid hundreds of pounds after charging the taxpayer for the cost [...]

“I have a very lovely psychiatrist who works with me in my offices and his Christian background is that he tries to help homosexuals – trying to turn away from what they are engaged in. I’m happy to put any homosexual in touch with this gentleman and I have met people who have turned around [...]

“They were giving people the impression that by turning off the standby light on their TV they could save the world from melting glaciers and being submerged in 40ft of water.”
- Sammy Wilson, Northern Ireland Environment Minister, explaining why blocked a government advertisement campaign on climate change.  He said that he was not prepared to [...]