Straight to the POINT

■ THANKS to the ban, the Iceland advert’s message about palm oil and the plight of orangutans has reached a far wider audience. TREVOR MILLS, Peterborough, Cambs.

■ IT MUST have been the sight of so many teenagers in ripped jeans that convinced the UN rapporteur of the scale of poverty in the UK. ARTHUR McFARLAND, Claudy, Londonderry.

■ WHEN flying, my 6ft-plus, former rugby player husband insists on booking the empty middle seat between us because, as he says: ‘I wouldn’t want to be sitting next to me!’ Name and address supplied.

■ NOEL EDMONDS to retire if he wins I’m A Celebrity — is that a cast-iron promise? PETE wILLIAMS, Hayes, Middlesex.

■ I’M SURPRISED Holly Willoughby’s attire for the Australian jungle isn’t from M&S, for which she is an ambassador. CAROLYN NEALON, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan.

■ FIONA BRUCE is set to be the first woman to front Question Time — wasn’t Holly available? TONY THOMPSON, Banbury, Oxon.

■ THE next James Bond should be Strictly star Charles Venn. He has the physique and charisma. Ten out of ten for Venn! P. ELEY, Santa Ursula, Tenerife.

■ TO FOLLOW the will of the people or follow the party line? IAN GREEN, Malvern, worcs.

■ WHEN Amber left, the Government was Rudderless. Now she’s back, it’s a Ruddy mess! MAGGIE wILLIAMS, Coventry.

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