Straight to the POINT

÷ WE’RE told the slogan ‘White lives matter’ is offensive, but ‘Black lives matter’ isn’t. The simple solution is just add ‘too’ at the end of either statement. No one can argue with that.

RICHARD WITTERING, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

÷ WITH the return of Premier League matches on TV, I had no problem picking my Man of the Match: it was ‘Black Lives Matter’. Well played!

TONY GEORGE, Dorney, Bucks.

÷ PERHAPS England rugby fans should just sing The Wheels On The Bus.

RuTH BARTLETT, Harefield, Gtr London.

÷ PLEASE cut up the Chancellor’s credit cards before he bankrupts the country.

DAVID WHITE, Basingstoke, Hants.

÷ I’VE just got a hospital appointment for a CT scan: January 1, 2099. I know there is a backlog because of Covid-19, but this seems excessive!

GERRY LAKE, Tadley, Hants.

÷ ROONEY and Vardy, the Laurel and Hardy of the Wags.

COLIN NICOL, Sutton, Surrey.

÷ LIKE the reader who discovered his mother assembled Spitfires (Letters), my mother Joan Hopping was a mechanic on Hurricanes and barrage balloons. I am so proud that the MoD has decided to award her a medal.

BEVERLEY JAMES, Thornbury, Glos.

÷ WHAT is the most hackneyed, patronising and empty comment emanating regularly from government departments? ‘Lessons will be learned.’

GRAHAM GALWAY, Irby, Wirral.

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