Straight to the POINT
÷ ‘I’LL probably be in No 10 within a year!’ claims Jeremy Corbyn. Has he been offered the cleaner’s job? DAVID STUCKEY, Stevenage, Herts.
÷ DOLPHINS Scratchy, White Stripe and Topless are classed as permanent residents off Cornwall (Mail). Will they get a council tax bill? STEPHEN TONG, Pudsey, W. Yorks.
÷ HAS anyone seen Jose Mourinho and Jack Dee in the same room? The likeness is uncanny. MALCOLM LIGHTFOOT, St Bees, Cumbria.
÷ VICTORIA BECKHAM’S fashion company has made a large loss. She should bring out tailored clothes for professional women and broaden her market to revive her fortunes. DIANE SILVA, Lytham St Annes, Lancs.
÷ THANKS to the soaring cost of cod, it’s said that fish and chip shops will put up the price of a fish supper. But the price of potatoes has dropped from £12 a 25kg bag to £5. Name and address supplied.
÷ I HOPE the removal of church pews doesn’t spread. Chair, Chair, Barney, McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub doesn’t ring the same. MARY WILLIAMS, Eastbourne, E. Sussex.
÷ AS WELL as no trading (Letters), Germany discourages noisy DIY, lawn mowing, car washing and hanging out laundry on Sundays. PAUL LAWRENCE, Ruislip, Middlesex.
÷ I DON’T see why Abu Hamza can’t be brought back to finish his whole life sentence in Britain. I believe that the oubliette at Pontefract Castle is vacant. J. R. WOOD, Crowle, Lincs.
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