Straight to the POINT

÷ IF POLICE forces think cardboard cutouts of officers will deter criminals, what effect do they think a real one would have? HUGH McCREA, Dunblane, Perthshire. ÷ WOULD now be a good time to put a bet on a white Christmas? Mrs M. J. BOUTELL, St Leonards-on-Sea, E. Sussex. ÷ ONE of the irritants that make me want to scream (Mail) is the fact that no matter how far I park from other vehicles, when I return, another car is too close to my driver’s door. CHERRY GUEST, Chelmsford, Essex. ÷ IT’S good to know that in its TV ad, Halifax say Dorothy is far too young to have a mortgage. They probably got stung after giving a home loan to Top Cat. JULIAN ORME, Martin Mill, Kent. ÷ WATER shortage? I blame Brexit. OWEN WILLIAMS, Eastbourne, E. Sussex. ÷ JOHN MAJOR claims a no-deal Brexit would lead to rising unemployment (Mail). Is he thinking of Herr Juncker, Monsieur Barnier and all the Brussels bureaucrats? PETER DAVEY, Bournemouth. ÷ WITH Tiger Woods playing at Carnoustie, a links course, I thought the big cats were taking over the British Open. MARTIN BIRTLE, Billingham, Co. Durham. ÷ CHER’S version of Fernando by Abba sounds as if it’s being played on 33rpm, not 45rpm. S. WELDON, Exeter, Devon. ÷ WHAT has happened to the BBC sport channels? They seem to have disappeared.

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