| Letters - 21 November 2005 |
| Not a man’s world |
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| THE “WOMEN into logistics programme” being run by Instep initiatives and other companies like Driver Hire puzzles me. |
| These companies are advertising that they are prepared to pay for women only to train and achieve their LGV licences.
An an LGV class one C+E driver who had to pay in excess of £1200 for my lessons and test, excluding childcare and travelling, it appears this is sex discrimination.
I have no doubt that if the opposite was advertised, ie Free Training and Test for Men Only, No Women Allowed, then there would be uproar.
I often hear the phrase, “It’s a man’s world” — well, it quite clearly is not, not any more. — Scania Scott. |
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| I READ Reluctant Observer’s criticism of female police officers.
I have had the, albeit unfortunate, need of police officers recently and believe me, the ladies do a fantastic job, in some cases better than their male counterparts. — Happy Customer. |
| Abuse and threats |
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| After READING the letter about youths gathering in the Downfield area of Dundee, I have to agree. I have had nothing but bother with these gangs who damage property and cause havoc.
If you dare to challenge them you get nothing but abuse and threats.
There is no deterrent for these mindless thugs. All they get is a slap on the hand or a lift home to their parents, who could not care less what they have done.
It’s time the law stood up for the victims in this world instead of the criminal. — Angry Homeowner. |
| Backlog |
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| Tayside Police say the backlog in analysing suspected drug samples could be up to nine months. Surely it cannot take that time to analyse 2608 cases in the past year, approx seven cases per day.
If that cannot be analysed more quickly then the system has something far wrong with it.
Surely the answer is, no matter how small the amount of drug found, the person should be charged, then perhaps the message would get across that there is a no tolerance zone. The druggies are laughing at the system and the police. — B. C., Monifieth. |
| Cheaper fares |
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| IT IS unacceptable that Late Again has to wait 90 minutes for a bus to travel four miles to work.
If this is anything to go by, then Dundee City Council and Travel Dundee have an uphill struggle to get more people using buses.
Cheaper fares, dedicated bus lanes and a tax on single car users is the only way forward.
The solution lies with the Scottish Executive which needs to promote these policies. — T. McArthur, Dundee. |
| Failing schools |
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| ON THE surface it seems good news that Dundee primary schools are doing well on a national basis.
But does this mean then that the poor results in secondary schools are the fault of these schools?
The only secondary schools to be over the national average were Grove and Harris. — Craigiebank |
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| INTERNATIONAL SECURITY guarantees should be made available to the lawyers defending Saddam and his co-accused.
Two defence attorneys have already been murdered by the insurgency formed largely of Saddam’s supporters who are looking to stop the trial.
Democrats the world over will hope that won’t happen. It is important for ordinary Iraqis that Saddam and his henchmen get a fair trial. — W. Wilson, Dundee. |
| Detention |
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| BRITAIN’S INDEPENDENT reviewer of counter-terrorism laws has called into question the 28-day detention law meant to enhance police powers to investigate potential al-Qaida terror attacks on Britain.
Lib Dem peer Lord Carlile doesn’t think “increasing it to 28 days is going to make a very significant difference” and that refusing the police sufficient time to investigate means “we are not introducing law of sufficient quality”.
It is also worth noting that investigations into the 21/7 bombings took more than six weeks to complete. — Safety First, Dundee. |
| Explained |
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| A young man told me about Islam (the Muslim faith).
I think bigots or people with any fears about Muslims should find out more about their faith.
Other Muslims should follow the lead of the young man I encountered and explain their faith to others.
It certainly impressed me. — Love Rules. |
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| IT IS a bit rich for Political Watcher to claim the SNP is the only party that sticks to its principles.
Where were these principles when Nicola Sturgeon criticised Jack McConnell for inviting the President of Malawi to Scotland only for her to be found in the same queue waiting eagerly to “meet and greet” him a few days later? — Politico, Dundee. |
| Spare a thought for non-drivers |
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| THERE WAS a petition handed round our neighbourhood recently which was against the routing of the No. 13 and 14 bus service through the Panmurefield Estate, via Lawers Drive.
As an alternative, the person who instigated the petition suggested the bus service run along the main A92, Dundee to Arbroath road, as it is believed the bus should not be routed through a residential area.
This has left me a little troubled.
Firstly, buses travel safely through many residential areas throughout our city and this is done for the benefit of the wider community.
In this case the people who have no use for the 13 or 14 bus services and have two family cars with no children cannot possibly appreciate the benefits of the service.
If you are a car driver please spare a thought for those who have to walk far in all sorts of weather.
By the way, I live on the estate and I am a car driver. — Local Driver. |
| Not great |
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| IT’S SLEEPLESS in Brown Street, Dundee, again — now Sessions Nightclub has re-opened.
If it was just Friday and Saturday I wouldn’t mind, but Sunday is a school night. Michael Jackson does not sound great at 2.30 on a Monday morning.
And then there are the people leaving. It is as if they have megaphones. Come on, Sessions, get better sound-proofing. — Sleepless. |
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