Straight to the POINT

÷ IS THE BBC now the official Opposition?

GRAHAM NUTLEY, Barton-le-Clay, Beds. ÷ MEL GIBSON has a lot to answer for.

SHUG McPHAIL, Duntocher, Dunbartonshire. ÷ WE CAN hug our nearest and dearest from next week. So how come footballers have been doing it for months? Why were they above the law?

WENDY RUMBLE, West Horsley, Surrey. ÷ CAPRICE doesn’t need a litter picker (Mail). Her stiletto heels can do the job twice as fast.

ROSEMARY KINGSNORTH, Broadway, Worcs. ÷ GEORGE CLOONEY’S had many a slice of good luck and earned his crust. Now he’s toast!

ANTONY DEAN, Keighley, W. Yorks. ÷ JONATHAN WARBURTON should stop flashing the cash at actors to advertise his products and put more currants in his teacakes.

BABS NICOL, Grimsby, Lincs. ÷ EXPERTS needn’t have gone to the trouble of creating a compilation picture of the perfect woman (Mail). They just needed a 1979 photo of Debbie Harry.

STEVE MITCHELL, London SE8. ÷ MY INSURERS have offered to reduce my premium — by 1p! Better than an increase, I suppose.

JOHN GEE, Southport, Merseyside. ÷ I DON’T want to think of Keith Richards sitting on his sofa worrying if he’s put the rubbish in the correct bins (Mail). He needs to pick up his guitar and get back on the road.

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