Straight to the POINT

÷ IF JEREMY Corbyn were to close all private schools, where would Labour MPs send their children for their education?

P. D. LLOYD, Reading, Berks.

÷ I STRUGGLED to find £12 in coins in a car park at Windsor Castle that only takes cash. Then I spotted a busker with a £2 tap-and-go contactless card machine.

GRAHAM NUTLEY, Barton Le-Clay, Beds.

÷ FIRST the BBC took away the free TV licence for over-75s. Now they are twisting the knife by stopping the Red Button text service, a lifeline for those who don’t use computers.

DAVE BARTON, Bexleyheath, Gtr London.

÷ WHEN will TV soap actors stop washing their dirty laundry in public?

P. TURBERVILLE, Ashover, Derbys.

÷ AS A former operations foreman at a power station, I know smart meters won’t save you a penny. For that you need LED bulbs and thermostats on your radiators.

BILL SCHOFIELD, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffs.

÷ DOES anyone have the heart to tell the Lib Dems they only got votes in recent elections because they were neither Conservative nor Labour.

ALLAN J. BURCK, Poynton, Cheshire.

÷ NO MORE doorstep milk deliveries for me. I fill glass bottles with delicious fresh milk at my local dairy farm.

MARION HOWARD, Milford on Sea, Hants.

÷ THANKS, Steve and Richard, our local bobbies, for being so conscientious, caring and always available.

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