Straight to the POINT

DOES BBC stand for the Big Bashir Cover-up? B. BROWNE, Wells, Somerset.

IT’S obvious Prince Charles doesn’t believe in throwing out clothes until he’s had his wear out of them.

COLIN VAUGHAN, Southampton.

PRIVATE equity firms taking over High Street names (Mail) aren’t sharks, they’re parasites. M. COHEN, Huntingdon, Cambs.

STILL waiting to see an electric car charging point in Downing Street. BRIAN BEST, High Wycombe, Bucks.

WITH an electric car costing £26,000 and an eco friendly boiler at £10,000, only the wealthy will be able to drive home to a warm house. IAN HARRINGTON, Axminster, Devon.

WILL YOUNG says only gay actors should play gay roles (Mail). Presumably he agrees they should not play heterosexual roles, robbing the public of seeing some brilliant actors. JOHN SHIELD, St Lawrence, Jersey.

MY BRANCH has closed, you wait ages on the phone line and statements are no longer posted. Can Lloyds justify its bank charges? G. CARWARDINE, address supplied.

WHAT a pleasure to see Bill Turnbull on GMB. Since Piers Morgan’s departure, we’ve suffered a string of self-serving, politically motivated and woke presenters. CELIA DOWELL, Marston Green, W. Mids.

THE shortlist for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth is a load of rubbish. Far better would be a statue of the Duke of Edinburgh. NEVILLE WITHERS, London W3.

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