Straight to the POINT

CHRISTOPHER Stevens (Mail) has never served with the Colours if he thinks senior officers are always called ‘Sir’. He may think ‘Boss’ belongs on a building site but TV’s Our Girl gets it dead right – the most senior officer is usually called ‘Boss’ by his troops.

D. KIRK, Glasgow.

A £20,000 sex-change operation on the NHS for a cruel, convicted murderer? I can think of a much cheaper way of doing it!

J. FOSTER, Ormskirk, Lancs.

WHEN Kate Moss wore a ‘daringly short’ black playsuit, the Mail asked: ‘Sure that look still works at 44?’ My answer is yes.

FRANK SKORROW, Hoyland, Barnsley, S. Yorks.

WE NEED someone like Princess Anne to negotiate Brexit. Any nonsense from Brussels and she would simply tell them to naff orrf.

PETER BALL, London W6.

A TIP to Network Rail boss Mark Carne when he collects his CBE at the Palace: don’t rely on a train to get you there.

ROD MITCHELL, Sudbury, Suffolk.

WHAT bad luck for the captain of the Costa Concordia that he was Italian. If he was British, he would have got a gong, compensation and a fat pension.

U. GING, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

IF a major number of vehicles are banned from town centres (Mail), the closure of high street shops is a certainty as drivers will switch to free out-of-town shopping malls and retail parks.

BRYAN SMITH, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire.