Letters | 30 July 2011

The right path


Sir: I have always had the greatest respect for Matthew Parris’s incisive comments. However, in his latest column (23 July), he misreads Tory supporters. The Conservative Home survey was statistically accurate. The views expressed were those of thousands of voters and reflect their opinions on ‘U-turn Cameron’. The most frequent comment about him is ‘we do not know what he stands for and if we did, he will change it when he wants’. That is why he did not win the 2010 election, in which he should have wiped the floor with the Labour party. No doubt support could have been found for 10 more ‘pet hates’ from participants. However Nos 1 to 10 were quite sufficient to reflect the majority views of many voters. David Cameron needs to realise that he is in politics — not PR.

Bernard Mulady.
Bucks



Blanket condemnation


Sir: Reading Angela Huth’s article on life-dividers (‘Duvets or blankets?’, 23 July), I realise that I too fall into the category of blankets, being tidy and extremely punctual.