Straight to the POINT

÷ AFTER the tragedy in Beirut, it’s time the foreign aid budget was used as a disaster fund.

J. FOSTER, Ormskirk, Lancs.

÷ COVID-19 is the ongoing excuse for a lack of customer service.

SARAH MORRISON, Ormskirk, Lancs.

÷ I HAVE been waiting for 19 weeks and counting for my new log book, but probate was granted in 12 days.

G. WILKINSON, Sandbach, Cheshire.

÷ IT’S not surprising a ‘Cornish’ accent is voted one of the least liked if the survey was based on Poldark, in which it bears little resemblance to the real thing.

SUSAN CAREY, Helston, Cornwall.

÷ PIZZA Express is cutting back and the bosses of KFC are counting their chickens.

Mrs VALERIE ASHTON, London N14.

÷ I’M one of the BMW drivers other motorists hate (Letters). I indicate every time, which confuses them. They don’t know what I’m doing.

KEN GEARY, Howden, E. Yorks.

÷ WHY are so many people wearing chin hammocks rather than masks?

JANET BRIGGS, Halesowen, W. Mids.

÷ A STAYCATION relates to staying in the UK rather than going abroad (Mail). When you stay at home and don’t have a holiday at all, that’s known as not having a life.

DAVID PITT, Boxley, Kent.

÷ WAS President Trump taught maths by Diane Abbott?

JOHN WHAPSHOTT, Westbury, Wilts.

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