QUESTIONS

Q : How long have there been artificers (‘tiffies’) in the Royal Navy and in the Army? Are there any in the RAF or in the Royal Marines? Colin Wadsworth, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Q: Why are inconsequential things ‘no skin off my nose’? John Collins, Chelmsford, Essex.

Q : The lady who invented the fidget spinner allowed her patent to expire and missed out on a fortune. Has a similar situation happened before? Mrs Willa Scott, Gloucester.