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.

“Thank you for your letter … regarding the Black Power List [and] the Miss Black Britain competition. Do I take it from your responses that if there was a Miss White Britain competition or a White Power List that you would not consider that to be racist either? Is there any difference legally or morally [...]

“Press rumour has it that Trevor Phillips threatened to join the Tories and accuse Harman of antipathy to black men. I don’t know if any of that is true. It is clear though that, without Mandelson back in power, Phillips would be out. A political choice was made for a job that should be apolitical. So [...]

“The task today is not to shout for blacks or women, but to break the grip of white men who went to public school. That’s our job”
- Trevor Phillips, head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who clearly enjoys a bit of discrimination himself

Dear Trevor Phillips,
I know that in the field of equality, you are seen as a major force.  Politicians listen to you and try to bring you into policy debates due to your experience, but yet again you and your equality buddies have crossed the line by threatening to prosecute innocent people on the grounds that [...]