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÷ WHEN Barack Obama took office, he said he was going to sort the undocumented Irish and give them legal status. Joe Biden was vice president and nothing was done. Twelve years later, let us hope president-elect Biden will solve the problem.

DAVID SMYTH, by email. ÷ IF THE BBC can remove offensive words from the Christmas song Fairytale Of New York, why does it include them in so many of its programmes? STEPHEN PERKINS, by email. ÷ THE new Chaser can chase me any time he likes!

LESLEY NEARY, by email. ÷ FOLLOWING Nigella’s advice about how to butter toast, marmalade should be applied to the underside so it doesn’t stain the carpet when it’s dropped.

ALAN SHARPE, by email.