Straight to the POINT

IT’S a shame the new Prince’s name does not have the English spelling of Lewis, which would have been more patriotic as this mnemonic shows: London is the capital of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Lewis Johns, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs.

AS A GRANDPARENT, I feel sorry for Prince Charles. The maternal grandparents are always favoured. DANA PERRIN, Ticehurst, e. sussex.

THE Romans built our roads — when will they be back to fill in the potholes? P. howe, Leigh-on-sea, essex.

IF the 20mph speed limit becomes the norm in towns and villages, it will be routinely breached. This is not about road safety. It’s just a Green folly. MARTIN PARKER, edinburgh.

WHY don’t schools teach pupils to tell the time (Letters)? How about parents teaching their children — or are they also incapable of reading a clock? DAVID BLOUNT, exeter, Devon.

WHEN Kim Jong-un and President Moon hold hands, the BBC sees it as a sign of friendship and positivity. When Trump and Theresa May held hands, it was ridiculed. GEOFF NEAUM, heydon, Cambs.

I’M SURPRISED that the character Apu in The Simpsons has been condemned as a racial stereotype. What about its other characters such as Fat Tony, an Italian-American depicted as a gangster, and Groundskeeper Willie? EMILIE LAMPLOUGH, Trowbridge, wilts.