Straight to the POINT

÷ BREASTFEEDING lessons at 11 (Mail)? Schools should be teaching life skills such as how to change a tyre and apply for a mortgage. CLAIRE HARRIS, Bromley, Kent. ÷ NOW that the White House’s West Wing has been fitted with a revolving door, are staff to be paid by the day? BRIAN CHRISTLEY, Abergele, Conwy. ÷ OUR worn-out, potholed, badly marked, poorly signed and congested roads are a greater national priority than any rail project. MERVYN CLARK, Crewkerne, Somerset. ÷ HOW much longer can Theresa May tolerate Philip Hammond’s open opposition to Brexit before she sacks him? DENNIS FISHER, Leeds. ÷ FORMER Chancellor George Osborne wants to discontinue 1p and 2p pieces because they cost more to produce than their face value. Does he think they are spent only once? F. HARVEY, Bristol. ÷ BBC ‘is synonymous with balance and truth’ (Letters). Was this reader watching Jackanory? TERRY CALDON, Thanet, Kent. ÷ BRITISH tourists queue for hours to get through tougher EU border checks (Mail). Are they trying to encourage us to stay or go? JIM TRICKETT, Skelbrooke Drive, Pontefract. ÷ LIVERPOOL’S Daniel Sturridge was substituted after 17 minutes in a friendly and bleats: ‘We’ve had a lot of training. I think it’s just fatigue to be honest.’ Bet he’s glad he’s not a Tour de France cyclist. ALAN DYSON, Folkestone, Kent. FOR permission to copy cuttings for internal management and information purposes, please contact the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA), PO Box 101, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1WX. Tel: 01892 525273. e-mail: copy@nla.co.uk