Straight to the POINT

■ LET’S have an English independence referendum. JOHN PARTRIDGE, Bedford.

■ I WONDER if apple sales have fallen now you can’t see a doctor. COLIN CROSS, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

■ SHOULD sanctions on Bernie Ecclestone be considered? DECLAN TRANT, Barnham, W. Sussex.

■ IF PUTIN isn’t targeting civilians, his missile guidance systems must be rubbish. JOHN ASPINALL, Prescot, Merseyside.

■ WE NEED a break from mind-numbing TV adverts, not more of them. M. BUSBY, Birchington, Kent.

■ WHY, if the Germans can cut fuel duty by 42p a litre, does the British Government think a measly 5p a litre is remotely generous? KARL EDWARDS, Argyll.

■ COUSIN Itt from the Addams family would fit in nicely at the Halifax. STEPHEN PERKINS, Grimsby, Lincs.

■ ISN’T keeping babies out of Parliament basic Commons sense? JOHN ANGLISS, Reading, Berks.

■ PINCHER by name, pincher by nature. TONY WHEATLEY, Chichester, W. Sussex.

■ I SEE GPs are popular this month, overtaking double-glazing salesmen and estate agents. MIKE WARD, Lancing, W. Sussex. I

■ ASSUME the survey that showed children now prefer broccoli to beans on toast (Mail) was done at Glastonbury. RUTH BARTLETT, Harefield, W. London.

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