Letters From A Tory

Dear Jacqui Smith,

With the power of the media these days, there are countless examples every year of people being suspected of wrongdoing before they’ve even been charged with any offence.  Celebrities often fall victim to such attacks, and even Madeleine McCann’s parents have been judged to some extent before any evidence has been brought before them in a court law.  But sometimes, you just can’t help feeling suspicious about certain actions, and today the finger is pointly squarely at you for blocking a US criminal investigation into the alleged corruption in arms deals with Saudi Arabia.  When this story originally came to light under Tony Blair, many people were disgusted by the then PM’s decision to halt an investigation into corruption and secret payments on the grounds of potential damage to “the national interest” and annoying the Saudi regime, who apparently threatened to pull out of the deal unless the investigation was stopped.  It now appears that you have picked up the batton and are running with it as the Home Office is still refusing to complete the necessary paper work in order for the US to start collecting evidence.

I try very hard not to judge people in politics as a general rule, knowing that most of them are decent and moral individuals.  However, I find it very hard to believe that everything in these Saudi arms deals was above board when the Labour government is clearly intent on preventing the Serious Fraud Office files coming to light.  Under such circumstances I am quite happy to openly admit that I will presume guilt unless you are proven innocent, so feel free to release all the files to the Americans and prove me wrong.

Yours in anticipation,

A.Tory