Straight to the POINT

▪ CURBING demand in a consumer-based economy is a recipe for trouble.

J. ROBERT-POULAIN, Bexhill-on-Sea, E. Sussex.

▪ A BANK letter informing me how it’s going to support me — by closing my local branch.

JOHN EVANS, Wokingham, Berks.

▪ SNAKES alive! The Met is changing the name of its Viper squad.

M. SMITH, Chatham, Kent.

▪ AS A secondary school teacher, I wouldn’t let most 16-year-olds tie their own shoelaces much less vote in a General Election.

IAN WESTWOOD, Barnsley, S. Yorks.

▪ THE Archbishop of Canterbury should stay clear of politics (Letters)? As one of the Lords Spiritual, it’s part of his job.

ADEYEMI BANJO, London SE15.

▪ WHAT’S worse than toast landing butter down? Your mobile landing screen down and cracking. There is never a mark on the case.

BEVERLEY MITCHELL, Rochdale, Lancs.

▪ YOU won’t need an app for the Pearly Gates (Letters). Worse, you’ll need a password.

EDDIE AITKEN, Leeds.

▪ A-LIST honey? (Mail). I’ll stick to bee-list.

VINCENT HEFTER, Richmond, Surrey.

▪ EVERY time a TV presenter says ‘absolutely’ they should make a donation to charity.

MIKE DAVEY, Castle Bromwich, W. Mids.

▪ I TOLD my wife about the woman who gave her husband a threesome for his 40th (Mail). She says she can’t wait to meet the other man. Not exactly what I planned . . .

SAMUEL FAROOQ, London SW17.

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