Surprise, surprise
From David Cameron MP Sir: If Simon Heffer spent more time studying Conservative policy rather than referring to the party as ‘silent, confused and uncommitted’, he might be in for a pleasant surprise. In his ‘Ten ways to save the party’ (29 January) I was hard pressed to find a suggestion that was not already party policy.
Building more prisons, letting private hospitals carry out NHS operations, revaluing exam standards, scrapping Labour’s 50 per cent target for university graduates, repatriating the Common Fisheries Policy and encouraging development on brownfield land — all proposed by Heffer — are all, you guessed it, official Conservative policy.
He could have added: giving head teachers control of budgets and discipline, giving parents and patients the right to choose their hospital or school, putting 5,000 extra police officers on the beat each year, ending Labour’s early release from prison scheme and abolishing 168 quangos. Pretty soon he would have a whole manifesto....
David Cameron MP
House of Commons, London SW1 From Jane Manley Sir: Please could we have Simon Heffer as leader of the Conservative party?
Jane Manley
London SW6
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