Well, I have several times re-read Dalton's letter and can see no evidence there that he is actually playing a (dangerous) political game as suggested here. I think we are giving him undue credit.
If, as is likely, the letter was (written?) cleared by MOD advisors, it opens an interesting insight into 'positions' being assembled in Lemming House. If the Lemmings are in fact jostling away from the cliff edge, may we hope that we are near a watershed (if there are not too many analogies there
) for Brian and all?