I wonder when we will get Bad Girls Army because some of them are worse than the lads. I wrote in a previous letter that National Service should be brought back. Watching this programme is living proof that many people can change their lives for the better.

We need to stamp out violence and we need to do it now. No real punishment means no change in behaviour and invites the bad people to remain bad. — N. G. White, Dundee.

Banker Bob complains of being denied space for him and his pram. Perhaps Bob is fortunate to be nimble on his feet.

It is difficult for the elderly to keep their footing on the bus hence their preference for seats at the front.

In The Huff is seriously miffed by the elderly and is not happy with pensioners being in receipt of free travel.

In The Huff should reflect on the fact that it is very possible that the past political struggles of today’s pensioners made it possible for today’s generation of students to enjoy the fruits of higher education.

Pensioners, in the main, rely heavily on public transport. The suggested 25p a trip may not seem a lot but it soon mounts up.

The display of ageism by the above three is disgraceful. They should be ashamed. — James Smith, Brownhill Place, Dundee.

LETTER WRITER In The Huff grudges OAPs free bus travel.

Most pensioners, who have worked all their lives and paid taxes (some still do), deserve free travel.

Students get grants for their education. Who helped pay for them over the years?

We don’t grudge them their grants, but I wonder how much of them is spent in the pub.

I also never hear students complain about the price of drink.

Why doesn’t In The Huff get a bike or walk? It’s healthier.

Remember you will be old yourself one day. — Off My Chest.

I THINK I can assure student In The Huff that he or she is not subsidising pensioners’ free travel.

Our fares are paid for out of Council Tax to which I contribute £1200 this year. How much does In The Huff contribute?

And any delay in getting on the bus, be it caused by slow pensioners, parents with prams or the disabled, can only be for a matter of seconds.

The idea of putting on special buses for pensioners is ludicrous in both financial and logistical terms. — Fintryman.

I REPLY to the letters from Forward Thinking, In The Huff and Banker Bob.

Do these people not have a mum or a gran?

How can a student subsidise us? He or she will get a subsidised student’s loan from the Government.

I have five children and seven grandchildren and I receive respect second to none. — Rose Don.

I have been in work for many years and think myself lucky to have a job in Dundee at the moment.

However, I would like to do something else with my life. For that reason I got an interview with the college and was accepted.

Now I have worked out that my grant (after I get my 75% Council Tax rebate) will leave me with £76-a-week off which I will have to pay £50-a-week rent, transport, food, electricity, phone, etc.

A friend of mine, who hasn’t worked in the last 11 years, gets a Passport To Learning, so it looks like the only way I can afford to go to college is to get myself out of work and on unemployment benefits. — Worker.

The upgrading started in October and when the workmen removed my hot water tank they promised to fit shelves into the cupboard.

I have had several promises from then to now, including some from Councillor Duncan.

In addition the controls for the central heating radiators are at floor level. I know of one old lady falling and hurting herself while attempting to turn a radiator off.

Sheltered housing has its electric sockets two feet and more up the wall, so these radiator controls should not be at floor level. — Tullideph Resident.

In one case a youth used a weapon to disfigure his victim. In the second a thief stole a razor.

Which one was incarcerated? Obviously the thief and the attacker got community service.

So, if you are going to commit a crime in Dundee, do not steal as the authorities really do take a dim view of this. — Inverg.

One easy way of controlling this nonsense would be to press one button to reverse the charge to the caller.

The phone companies must have the technology to do this.

These unwanted phone calls are always directed to land lines and not mobiles.

People should talk to their phone provider and threaten to “go mobile” only. — Ringing.