Straight to the POINT

WHAT nonsense that both Edinburgh’s and London’s New Year fireworks displays were meant to be pro-EU (Mail). It won’t change the mind of a single voter and is simply a shameful waste of public cash. Angus DUNCAN, Ayr.

WE HAVE an aircraft carrier, with no battle-ready planes, doing nothing, so why can’t it pick up all the migrants and take them back to the first European country they arrived in? John EVANS, Wokingham, Berks.

WHAT is wrong with living in safe France? R. g. WILLIAMs, cardiff.

WOULD BBC boss Lord Hall have taken a similarly benign view had Gary Lineker been posting pro-Brexit tweets? c. R. BEAN, Warrington, cheshire.

JUNE WHITFIELD showed vile expletives used by today’s female comedians are unnecessary for a successful career in entertainment. PAUL SIMPSON, Dartford, Kent.

NEW Year’s resolutions for the BBC and ITV: provide better Christmas programmes in 2019. s. BAILEY, skipton, n. Yorks.

WHY can’t customs formalities for lorries be carried out while the ferries are in transit? MALCOLM SHORE, Poole, Dorset.

IT’S nine weeks to Pancake Day and already the shops are full of flour and eggs! LIBBY HARDING, Leeming, n. Yorks.

AFTER watching Doctor Who, I realise it wasn’t a drone over Gatwick; it was a Dalek! MICHAEL ALBIN, Blackburn, Lancs.