Straight to the POINT

÷ DID Theresa May think she could hide bad news during the World Cup?

MARGARET BRADSHAW, Wappenham, Northants.

÷ THE hardline Remainers must be delighted. For them, Brexit means Wrecks It.

STEFAN BADHAM, Portsmouth, Hants.

÷ WHATEVER you think of the merits of the Chequers proposal, we can all agree it’s not worth a bill of £39 billion.

DES MORGAN, Swindon, Wilts.

÷ WHEN you can get a knighthood for riding a bicycle around a track, any lesser acknowledgment of the bravery of the British cave divers who helped rescue the Thai boys would be an insult.

JULIE GREEN, Burton upon Trent, Staffs.

÷ WHY is it all right for schools to take children on trips during term, but parents organising a holiday are fined?

TRUDY DRAPER, Ashurst Wood, W. Sussex.

÷ FIT new homes with solar panels to make sure they have enough electricity to supply the plugs for electric cars (Mail).

TONY WOODCOCK, Middleton-on-Sea, W. Sussex.

÷ I HOPE TV’s Our Girl will shin up the flagpole and sort out the Union Flag that was flying upside down.

D. LAMBERT, Stowmarket, Suffolk.

÷ GENTLEMEN, should you feel the need to shed your jackets in this hot weather, go right ahead (Letters). Comfort is far more important than style rules.

Mrs J. GREY, Biddenden, Kent.

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