Straight to the POINT

IF HEADTEACHER Peter Harris really wishes to teach his pupils about food production, he should arrange a trip to the abattoir to witness the slaughter of the school pigs. M. BARRETT, Sanderstead, Surrey.

I COULD hug Sarah Vine for pointing out that the older generation is being left behind by new technology (Mail). C. BURMAN, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincs. I AM fed up with hearing ‘moving forward’ and ‘robust’ (Letters). I can add ‘We’ve made it very clear’, which they haven’t; ‘we should focus on’, that’s avoiding the question; and ‘we could do more’, meaning they’ve done little. R. MOSEBY, Henley, Oxon.

DON’T be surprised at Adrian Dunbar’s popularity. He is that endangered species at the BBC: a white, middle-aged man without a beard. A. GINTY, Bolton, Lancs.