Straight to the POINT

■ NONE of the collapsing energy companies supply gas or electricity to customers, they purely look after the billing.

■ JOHN SMITH, Warrington, Cheshire. GOOD to hear of plans to stop gambling sponsorship on football shirts. Not so good that fans could be allowed to drink alcohol while watching matches.

■ HOWARD ASHTON, Blackwood, Caerphilly. ONE way to get a face-to-face with your doctor is to use their parking space.

■ ALAN HARDMAN, Bury, Lancs. WE HAVE a shortage of CO2, essential for the food industry, while trying to rid ourselves of CO2 threatening the world. Satire is dead.

■ GILES COLLINGE, Todmorden, W. Yorks. MOTORWAY protesters are treated with kid gloves by the police, but I was prosecuted for doing 35mph in a 30mph hour limit.

■ LES HESTER, Hartlepool, Co. Durham. SOLAR panels on the M25? My heart sinks at the thought of the roadworks.

■ ROBIN HUNTER, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. MY CHILDREN and grandchildren are far too precious to me to be referred to as baby goats (Letters).

■ MARILYN CHURCHILL, Fareham, Hants. OTHER foods youngsters may not have heard of (Mail) are tripe and onions, oxtail and kippers.

■ JOHN BELLIS, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. I’D LIKE to give a heartfelt thank-you to all the lovely railway staff who helped me on my journey to Birmingham to see Genesis in concert when I was on crutches.

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