All that a blanket ban on Muslims would achieve would be to alienate the vast majority of Muslims in this country, and hand the moral and propaganda victory to the terrorists, with a resultant rush of young Muslims to their cause.

These perilous times require every citizen of goodwill to unite in the face of a true evil which threatens us. — William Tracey, Langshaw Road, Dundee.

Oddly enough, the same advice contained in Mr Aimer’s letter is almost word for word that proffered by Dr Phill Edwards, press officer for the British National Party.

Meanwhile, Dundee Reader has a go at everyone who opposes the Iraqi invasion and Israel’s attack on Lebanon.

I would like instead to read more views from local Muslims. — James Smith, Brownhill Place, Dundee.

Whether it is the Koran, the Bible, or any other holy book, most followers of any religion do so in a peaceful way.

So why should anyone not be allowed to fly because of their religion?

By the same logic, we could be asked at the airport if we support Tony Blair and his policies. — Maggie Cameron, Monifieth.

Why then has nobody been charged? Indeed, one person has been released. I thought there would have to be hard evidence for such a serious announcement.

We have every right to be suspicious because of previous lies and scares. First there was the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, then the bogus scare story involving the deadly poison, ricin, and tanks at Heathrow.

More recently, there was the raid in East London in which two Muslim brothers were wrongly identified as terrorists.

Surely, Dr Reid would not tell lies or exaggerate the severity of the failed plot?

There was no problems with the Muslims here until Tony Blair took this country into a disastrous war. — Dermot O’Sullivan.

Any politician who sanctioned their stay here should lose his or her job.

It’s time for Britain to close its doors to all asylum seekers. We just can’t police the streets safely any longer. As for employment, our kids need what work is out there. — Worried Grandfather, Barnhill.

The Road Traffic Act, 1988, states it is a legal requirement for a driver, in prescribed circumstances, when required by a police officer, to produce his or her driving licence, insurance, vehicle test certificate, and other documents.

It is an offence not to do so, but there is a statutory provision that a person shall not be convicted if he or she produces the documents at a police station nominated by them within seven days.

By default, if the requirement is made, the documents must be in the driver’s possession.

I agree with the advice not to carry the documents in case they get lost or are misappropriated, but lapses of memory may lead to penalties.

If the offer to produce the documents is not complied with, the driver is reported to the Procurator Fiscal for the offence of failing to produce the documents.

This applies even if the necessary documents are proved to be valid.

Yes, there are databases available which normally can give the required information, but the data may be out of date. — Nitpicker.

She has been on cloud nine since they all came up to the house. — Mrs Margaret Glennie, Dudhope Street, Dundee.

[Sarah Wilding, who lives in Whitfield, became a favourite passenger among Travel Dundee drivers, with treats such as cake and sweets whenever she catches a bus.

When they found out it was her 80th birthday, they decided to return the favour, and she was visited by Travel Dundee’s Tariq Yakoob, Steve McNamee and Dawn McClare, who presented her with gifts on behalf of drivers across the city.]

I ordered a school tie and tried to pay by credit card, only to be told that I would then have to pay 50p extra.

I paid by cash as I already get charged enough for using my card without paying extra to individual shops. — Concerned Parent.

These people don’t live in Ardler and obviously didn’t walk around the Gleneagles area where residents are at their wits’ end.

We are constantly harassed by gangs of teenagers drunk and on drugs. We have drug dealers living here who are violent and aggressive.

We find dirty used needles lying around our streets. We complain to Sanctuary Housing and are told to put it in writing. We do this but nothing is done. This has been a problem for nearly six years and we are no further forward.

Sanctuary Housing is only interested in the rent money and the length of your grass.

People here are too afraid to let their kids out to play.

Ardler was a lot better to live in when it was council-run. — Unhappy Resident.

I believe it was called The County Bar.

In the late 1960s it was taken over by a popular local singer, whose name I can’t recall, and was renamed The Tender Trap Lounge, after the Frank Sinatra hit of that time. — That’s Life.

r The name of the bar in Hunter Street was The County Bar. — Whitfield Reader.

r My father-in-law, David Gallacher (82) says the pub was called The County Bar. He drank there around 50 years ago. — Kaye Gallacher, Dundee

Walking into Dundee’s City Centre recently, I noticed public houses had their doors open because of the hot weather, but every one had people standing in the doorways smoking.

This is surely against the new law. — Angry Non Smoker.

I don’t want to hear a politician say we can’t afford it.

We are able to spend £millions on war. — Edward Bignell, Buttars Loan, Dundee.

The householder has obviously put a lot of time and effort into this display, and I’d just like to say thanks — their expertise brightened up my day. — Flora, Dundee.

[The green-fingered residents are Mr and Mrs Mason, of Hilltown Court].