Straight to the POINT

÷ MARY POPPINS inspired this description of Theresa May’s perilous position: Super Canada fragile Brexit ex-PM on dole queue! aDE CHanDLER, Ringwood, Hants. ÷ WHY can’t they use modern materials for church roofs that, unlike lead, have no attraction for thieves? ann HaRPER, York. ÷ BARBIE doll Brigitte Macron, put those knees away! Mrs R. J. O’gRaDY, Hounslow, Middlesex. ÷ COTS with built-in iPads give a new twist to the saying: Baby’s busy downloading. JOHn COLLInS, Chelmsford, Essex. ÷ SUNDAY wasn’t the first time Jeremy Corbyn has had trouble laying wreaths. PETER DaVEY, Bournemouth. ÷ WE COULDN’T put a 6ft poppy display in the middle of a roundabout as we were told it would distract drivers — unlike the Christmas lights that will soon be twinkling there. name and address supplied. ÷ I’M HAPPY that Susanna Reid has found love with a football boss (Letters). High-earning women have fewer romantic options thanks to gold-diggers and insecure, jealous men. gRaCE kIRBY, newbury, Berks. ÷ A FELLOW PC, a graduate, asked if Greece was spelled the same as the John Travolta film. I don’t think his degree was in geography. gORDOn POLLaRD, Batley, W. Yorks. ÷ POOR Cressida Bonas. Her unromantic beau kissed her with his hands in his pockets (Mail).

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