Straight to the POINT

÷ PENSIONERS with large family homes are being asked to downsize to help the housing crisis (Mail). How will this affect the Queen?

EDDIE PEART, Rotherham, S. Yorks. ÷ I HAVE a courgette and a large head of broccoli in my fridge, bought only three days ago. How much should I ask for them on eBay?

CHRISTINE TYLER, Broadstairs, Kent. ÷ FOR the first time, we have a good excuse to eat something warm and wholesome, not broccoli or cold, watery salads. Don’t spoil the moment.

JANE GRUMMITT, Shavington, Cheshire. ÷ WITH the accidental unearthing of the Blue Peter time capsule (Mail) comes a unique opportunity: rebury it with the whole BBC management inside.

P. BENNISON, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear. ÷ IS IT true Diane Abbott was absent from the Brexit vote (Mail) because she agrees with Harriet Harman and was auditioning for the Doctor Who role?

RICHARD REID, Aylestone, Leics. ÷ BIRDS Eye has reduced the number of fish fingers in a packet and blamed Brexit. What has Brexit got to do with the price of fish?

T. BAILEY, Gedling, Notts. ÷ I LOVE our Government’s new initiative on speeding. Don’t fill in the potholes — slow down or trash your suspension.

ALAN JACOBS, Biddenham, Beds. ÷ I DON’T understand doctors saying they can’t ask visitors to pay for treatment. When I ask my doctor for a letter for an insurance claim, he doesn’t hesitate to tell me to pay for it.

DEE HOLLAND, Worthing, W. Sussex. ÷ THE Stoke by-election looks close. If Ukip can persuade Eddie Izzard and Bob Geldof to campaign for Labour, that should clinch it for the ‘kippers’.

JOHN O’CALLAGHAN, Bradford, W. Yorks.