Straight to the POINT

÷ THE BBC is to be investigated for not paying females enough. Surely the problem is that they pay the men too much for poor and biased reporting? Bryan Firth, Clearwater, Florida. ÷ SO, 14 WEEKS in jail for punching a footballer. Carrying a dangerous knife — a community order. What sort of justice is this? John harper, Sherborne, Dorset. ÷ YOU don’t ‘crash out’ of a fuel firm’s deal for a cheaper, better service. The Russians did not ‘crash out’ of their old, unworkable, wasteful Soviet Union. It’s called progress. Maurice Bligh, Sittingbourne, Kent. ÷ IF WE ‘crash out’ of Europe, will my World War II food and clothing ration books still be valid or will I have to apply for new ones? a. Ashton, St austell, Cornwall. ÷ JUDGING by the conduct of our MPs over the past couple of years, I cannot shake the thought that the UK population would be in safer hands with EU legislators in Brussels. g. D. Barber, high Wycombe, Bucks. ÷ NEVER mind Meghan’s 4in heels — kudos to the Duchess for being able to squat down like that at nearly nine months pregnant! Doreen Bates, peterborough, Cambs. ÷ ONE of the joys of Six Nations rugby is the teams and crowds singing their respective national anthems heartily. But the England contingent’s efforts at home matches have been ruined by the awful warbling of our ‘official anthem singer’. Boot her into touch! SUSIE SMITH, london W4.

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