Straight to the POINT

÷ CANNABIS growers are being let off with a police caution (Mail). Who are the real dopes?

T. McDONALD-DORMAN, Darlington, co. Durham.

÷ THOUGHTFUL of the police to tell us they won’t investigate thefts under £50 (Mail). Shoplifters can help themselves to £49 worth of goods.

cHARLOTTE JOSEPH, Lawford, Essex.

÷ IT’S not just mobiles that stupid people use while driving. On Sunday, I was surprised to see a man shaving while motoring down the M1.

ELLA ROSE, Mytholmroyd, W. Yorks.

÷ NO MYSTERY about the perfect poached egg, Nigella (Mail). Line a ramekin with cling film, spray with oil and break in an egg. Gather the sides of the cling film and tie up. Put in a pan of boiling water for five minutes, and enjoy.

GERALDINE PRIcE, Wells, Somerset.

÷ FRENCH President Macron will deport illegal immigrants who commit minor crimes. Because of the Human Rights Act, we can’t deport illegal immigrants after they have served prison sentences for committing murder or rape in the UK.

DENNIS NISBET, Whickham, Tyne & Wear.

÷ THE new EU museum, the House of European History, tells how 28 nation states gradually had their democracies eroded by an unelected elite in Brussels. Doesn’t it make you proud.

DIANE SILVA, Lytham St Annes, Lancs.

÷ CRAIG BROWN is irritated at announcements on trains (Mail). He should travel by Tube when there are up to five announcements at every station. All that’s missing are adverts.

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