Letters From A Tory

Dear Boris Johnson,

Whilst you had a clear theme to your Telegraph article this morning, you also scared the life out of me.  Never before have I seen the word ‘caterpillar’ used in a newspaper when discussing political matters, and your analogy of two giant hairy caterpillars mating has ensured that I will never look at Alistair Darling’s eyebrows in the same way again.

Only you could describe the indecision in Gordon Brown’s mind quite so eloquently.  The key factor yet to make an appearance in the media is of course the next poll ratings, and no doubt all the papers are full of predictions as to what kind of lead would/would not see Brown calling an early election.  My suspicion is that he will need a lead of at least five to six points before he contemplates calling an autumn election, but I believe that would still be enough for him to win with a reduced majority - which could ultimately cripple his government.  I agree that the recent poll ratings can only get worse for Brown, but all the cries for an early election announcement before the Conservatives had even had their conference were ridiculous because Brown always had to ‘wait and see’.  A small poll lead would leave him with the most uneviable decision he could ever wish for, although his natural caution will probably see him postpone an election until next year.

In short, Cameron has mounted as big a fightback as he could possibly muster in a short space of time.  If Cameron’s conference and speech cannot prevent an early election, nothing will.

Warmest regards,

A.Tory