Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's not so pretty origins
Your review of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (18 December) reminded me of how Ian Fleming came up with the name. Soldiers in the Far East had to ask for a permission slip, a chitty, to leave the barracks and visit the local brothels. You can work out the rest for yourselves.Geraldine BlakeWorthing, West Sussex' £98,000 for a new haircut (Osborne's image-maker beats pay freeze with 42% rise, 18 December…