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 feminists,
Despite the media-friendly messages spouted by your treasured organisations and public figures, the notion that you believe in pursuing genuine ‘equality’ has always been a gross misrepresentation.  I have now discovered yet another manifestation of your lack of interest in equality to the point where you publicly display your hatred of men yet again.
Manchester [...]

“At a brothel I worked in, I think I was the only one not doing a PhD.”
- Catherine Stephens, an activist for the International Union of Sex Workers, responding to the news that Dr Brooke Magnanti, a research scientist at Bristol University, revealed over the weekend that she was ‘Belle de Jour’ - author of the Diary [...]

“So of course he sent them an answer saying ’seriously mate, would you give your sister’s contact details to Nuts?”
- University Challenge winner Gail Trimble revealing that her brother had been approached about her doing a lads’ mag photoshoot

Dear David Willets,
I know that you have a complicated brief as Shadow Secretary for Innovation, Universities and Skills.  With Michael Gove running the schools policy and Alan Duncan looking after business, it is hard to see how any coherent policy can be made on universities.  Leaving that aside, I am increasingly concerned at the cruel [...]

Dear Jim Knight,
Very clever indeed.  Most impartial observers might think nothing of it, but the fact that UCAS made a key announcement about the new school diplomas about an hour before the Lib Dem leadership announcement was as deliberate and cynical as it gets – a good day to bury disgraceful news.
So let’s cut to [...]

Dear UCAS,
As the body that oversees all higher education applications in this country, the responsibility for sorting out the problems with access to the top universities is yours.  Independent schools are now five times more likely to reach the Russell Group universities (which includes Oxford and Cambridge) than state school pupils, leading some to claim [...]

Dear Oxford University,
No doubt you are feeling a little bruised after the media mauling you have received over the last few days over your decision to let David Irving and Nick Griffin appear at the Oxford Union in a debate on freedom of speech.  I am not surprised nor sympathetic on this matter.
I think a lot [...]