Straight to the POINT

÷ IF THE Chancellor is going to hand out billions to re-start the economy, it should be stipulated it has to be spent on British goods.

DAVE JOHNS, Brighton. ÷ THE way out of this economic slump is to build things we can sell abroad. It’s about the balance of payments.

BRIAN FLETCHER, Filey, N. Yorks. ÷ EVEN if they give away free beer, I wouldn’t venture out until social distancing is enforced. We can’t hug our grandchildren, but drunks are hugging each other.

GRAHAM MARSH, Stockport, Cheshire. ÷ DOES Boris Johnson think the North would prefer to be a world leader in climate change or to have equal opportunities in jobs, infrastructure and education?

COLIN WARBURTON, Yarm, N. Yorks. ÷ I’D LIKE to apply for the top job at Thames Water. A pay-off of a couple of million quid would come in handy.

JOHN ROUND, Wolverhampton, W. Mids. ÷ WILL the sounds to enhance Test Matches (Mail) include snoring? Zzzzzzzz!

PHILIP BRANNON, London SE25. ÷ I FEEL unsafe now my local supermarket has reduced social distancing to one metre. It’s a disaster waiting to happen due to unclear government guidelines.

VALERIE GIBSON, address supplied. ÷ WHAT’S the point of wearing a face shield so high that your mouth is only just covered or a face mask under your nose?

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