DAVID Cameron is apparently keeping his battle plans against New Labour a secret from senior Conservative party members, and who can blame him?

Among those senior figures are many Thatcherites who would like to see his leadership fail, and they like nothing better than to mould and brainwash any potential leader to the old Thatcherite dogma.

For him to reveal all to the party in-fighters would give them the chance to gnaw at and ridicule his plans.

These spoilers within the Conservative party should take up Gordon Brown's offer and defect to New Labour. This would be a more honourable act than to continue their subversive activities within their own ranks. If political suicide is what they desire they are going the right way about it.

For goodness sake, get a grip and stand together. The political wilderness is the only alternative.

GH Grieveson, Richmond.