Straight to the POINT

MORE suitable music for the smart motorway advert would be Chris Rea’s The Road To Hell. BOB WESTERMAN, Mitcham, Surrey.

UNSURE which politician is lying or telling the truth? I find watching their lips very helpful – if they’re moving, they’re lying. ROBERT D. KNOX, Bishopbriggs.

DESPITE being desperate for a haircut, my wife won’t make use of my hedge÷ trimming skills. Perhaps the shears are putting her off. DAVID KAYE, Haywards Heath, W. Sussex. ÷ IS BALDRICK a special adviser to Priti Patel? That would explain the cunning plans that never work. G.M. LAVERICK, Penrith, Cumbria. ÷ SHAMIMA BEGUM can dress however she chooses, but it doesn’t follow that her thinking has changed. Mrs M. CHAMBERLAIN, Hereford.