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.

2nd October 2007: Gordon Brown is accused of “cynical pre-election politics” over his visit to British forces in Iraq during the Conservative Party conference.  Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox said MPs had been led to expect a statement on the withdrawal of troops from Basra in the House of Commons. “It now seems that the [...]

Dear readers,
One of the unfortunate consequences of being a political nerd like myself is that sometimes you see things that other people don’t see.  I suspect that many people switching on the TV to watch keynote speeches at party conferences or watching the highlights on the news don’t realise how much preparation, planning and discussions go into these speeches [...]

Dear David Davis,
I find it hard to believe that anyone can view Gordon Brown’s visit to Iraq as anything other than a cynically calculated move to disrupt the Conservative Party’s momentum.  Unfortunately you were one of the biggest losers yesterday.
Liam Fox did his best to put on a brave face when I’m sure he would [...]

Dear Andy Coulson,
I appreciate that you are busy with the Conservative Party conference, but how on earth did you let so many Labour blunders in one day go completely unnoticed?  I’m sure you were keen to get Cameron on a couple of the front pages.  However, a bad day for Labour would have been the [...]

Dear Matthew d’Ancona,
Your insightful article in the Sunday Telegraph provided an interesting perspective on how Gordon Brown will approach the Labour conference.  In amongst the will-he-won’t-he election talk, a lot of commentators seem to have forgotten that the conference may need to focus on other issues if it is to be successful.
The main point that [...]