| Letters - 16 January 2006 |
| Bully for George |
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| HAVING watched a great deal of Celebrity Big Brother, I am of the opinion that fellow Dundonian George Galloway is an excellent candidate for Prime Minister. |
| Our country has for far too long condemned bullying when it is merely a by-product of evolution — the survival of the fittest.
All and sundry can see he is the head bully of the Big Brother house.
He has also starred in the USA bullying George Bush’s cronies. He would be bullying the rest of the world on Britain’s behalf.
Bullying never hurt anyone and the victim and aggressor both learn lessons of their standing in society.
He is Britain’s top dog and we should put him to the very top of the pole.
George Galloway for PM. — Mr R. E. Listic. |
| Beggars belief |
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| IT BEGGARS belief that George Galloway is in Big Brother. A very important piece of legislation affecting his constituents is set to come before the Commons.
But fair play to Channel 4. Galloway’s presence is a stroke of genius.
Now it’s all heads together to find a way of keeping him there, for good. — Cynical Sam. |
| Threat to jobs |
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| THERE SEEMS to be an underlying threat to Royal Mail workers’ jobs.
No postie wants to strike and lose pay when he, or she, has family to support. However, there are no other options.
These men and women work with little or no appreciation from management.
In the Dundee East office, where my husband is employed, respect seems to have gone out the window.
The mail is piled high with night shift needed to clear it.
Why not create more full-time jobs? — Worried Wife. |
| Found dirty needle |
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| I READ the story in the Tele of a young child picking up a dirty needle in the Charleston area of Dundee.
My four-year-old daughter found a dirty needle while playing in Buttars Place and picked it up.
It’s bad enough people are injecting filth into their veins, but why can’t these people discard these needles properly? — Dundee Mother. |
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| POLICE URGED residents in Charleston area of Dundee to pick up the phone and take a stand against young vandals who were plaguing the area.
Maybe I am missing something here, but that is what I thought the police were paid to do — take a stand against the vandals.
It so happened that one resident who lives in a fire-damaged block did pick up the phone, but said “I have complained to the police and the council about the youths, but nothing ever happens, even though they are putting people’s lives at risk”. — Dermot O’Sullivan.
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| Butterburn school |
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| I AM interested in the history of old Dundee.
I used to stay at Butterburn Square, a housing estate across from the Hilltown clock. I know it used to be a school. I would like to know what it used to be before that. I would be grateful if any readers have information. — Linda Pryce, Whistlers Way, Dundee. |
| Falling round their ears |
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| IT COMES as no surprise to me to see General Euan Loudon meet Dundee City Councillors and members of The Black Watch Association to attempt to persuade them that the planned Royal Regiment of Scotland is the way forward.
These very plans are already falling down around their ears and thus the massive PR exercise.
A costly advertising campaign is failing to recruit soldiers to the new regiment which will replace six current regiments including The Black Watch.
Figures show they are already almost a battalion under strength.
The general stated the changes are not being done for financial reasons. Then why are we doing it?
We at Save the Scottish Regiments Campaign are not against change and modernisation, but common sense should prevail.
But General Louden is quoted as saying he cannot say with complete certainty whether this move is right or wrong.
So why plough ahead? Now is the time to sit round the table and listen to people who have an extensive knowledge of the mechanisms of the Scottish regiments.
Over 155,000 people have signed a petition to oppose the move and now it is time for the Government to keep its promise and listen to them. — Anne McMillan, Save the Scottish Regiments Coordinator and Fundraiser, Perthshire. |
| Can’t eat flowers |
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| CORRESPONDENT Barry Collins is worried a very small amount of money is being spent to promote our culture.
He might also complain that the money spent by Dundee City Council on growing flowers is a waste. After all, pensioners, such as myself, cannot eat daffodils.
Barry says that Gaelic is of no use if he is stranded in Tokyo. I have been stranded in Tokyo and he is right — my knowledge of Gaelic (one of the official languages of the EU), was no use. However, as most Tokyo residents seem to be able to speak English it was no problem.
Why does the BBC spend so much of our money broadcasting in Urdu when even the child street beggars of Karachi understand English?
Meanwhile our children are being forced at public expense to learn “modern languages” which they will never use.
Far better that the money be spent on introducing them to our beautiful national culture or increasing my pension. — Gerry McGuigan. |
| Beautiful country |
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| I RESPOND to Barry Collins’ letter about Gaelic being a waste of money. Not all of us can afford to be stranded in Rome or Paris and not all of us like to travel.
Scotland is a beautiful country. We have a lot of cultural history and Gaelic is part of that.
The Welsh and the Irish are taught their language in schools so why can’t we do the same?
After all it would come in handy if I was stranded in Uist. — Highland Babe. |
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