These people were the victims of last year’s £1million savings.

Elderly people struggle at home without the support they deserve. The frailer were admitted to hospital where they endured prolonged stays because there was no funding to allow them to live safely at home with the support the condition merited.

These people were further degraded by being labelled as “bed blockers” by the same politicians that created the problem.

The function of Ninewells and Royal Victoria hospitals have been crippled by this problem.

More disgraceful is the fact that elderly people have become more disabled and died in hospital. Were they a direct consequence of delays in their discharge?

I hope this time around Dundee City Council does not repeat the mistakes of last year.

If having the highest council tax in Scotland ensures our mums, dads, grans, granddads, aunts and uncles receive the care at home they deserve, then possibly voters might just shock our politicians with an endorsement of brave policies. — Concerned Dundee Hospital Worker.

What it means is most efficient for them. Customers paying by this method represent a huge saving in administration costs.

So much so that utility companies pass on part of that saving to their customers, generally by way of a 5% reduction.

I have written to the council’s revenues division asking why they do not pass on a discount as they would have to charge more to those paying by other means. This makes no sense whatsoever.

However there is a way for council tax payers to make a saving.

Equip yourself with a credit card that pays maximum cash back (1% is possible) and pay your tax with it. — Donn D Mann.

With Dundee council having the highest ratio of employees and the second highest council tax in the country, it is clear our geriatric councillors have not been paid by results.

To add insult to the much-injured council tax payer, a number past retiral age and who had planned to retire are now to trouser an additional maximum of £20,000 for agreeing not to stand in the future. — Poor Pensioner.

Their position as guardians of the people when opposing planning applications for phone masts is complete bunkum.

You need only look at the phone masts on the multis in Alexander Street, Ardler and Hilltown, all owned by the council, to see such masts.

Those are nearer to people than others in the city. At no time were residents consulted as the council did not apply for planning permission. — Tonto.

Other companies do this and if people have done nothing wrong then they have nothing about which to worry. — B. C., Monifieth.

Although we do not have controlled staff entry/exit systems, we have always had random staff searches.

I can only presume Tesco Extra, Kingsway, Dundee has been lax up until now. — Tesco Employee.

Obviously not them all.

My child attends the Careshare Nursery, which is based within the Next Generation building in Monifieth.

Children in the nursery, especially pre-school, have enjoyed gym time every week and mini-tennis sessions (for which parents pay). They also had access to the soft play area.

However, parents have now been advised that the children are no longer able to use any of the Next Generation facilities, unless parents are members.

This is absolutely disgraceful. — KO’d.

[Next Generation was asked for a comment, but at the time of going to press had not responded.]

What has happened at NCR is no more than the greed of fat cat bosses who can export jobs for cheap labour.

Look at Tesco who are closing the distribution depot in Dundee to transfer to Livingston — no doubt grants enticed them there.

I think any company such as NCR or Tesco should hang its head in shame.

I would not let any company who export jobs abroad be allowed any planning permission for any further expansion of their company within the area concerned. — Douglas Reader.

George Bush and Tony Blair should have to face a war crime tribunal for the unlawful killing of 700,000 Iraqis.

If it was a crime for Saddam to use nerve gas, then it must be a crime to use napalm against the Iraqi freedom fighters (oops sorry, terrorists). — Fair’s Fair.

When taking the right hand lane to travel on to the right hand lane of the Kingsway, a driver in the middle lane decided to travel round the circle to exit at Douglas Road.

This resulted in him cutting right across my path and how a collision was avoided I’ll never know. To make matters worse, he gestured at me as if I were in the wrong. This has happened on a few occasions.

Perhaps the markings on the road could be clearer and even a new sign erected, but it does clearly state the middle lane is for the Kingsway only. — Careful Driver.

If this was the case, retained appliances from Balmossie, Carnoustie and elsewhere should be mobilised.

I have read Tayside Fire and Rescue’s Integrated Risk Management Plan for 2007. In it I could see no mention of any proposals to increase the number of front-line appliances.

If a bin fire and two other minor incidents can stretch resources, how can they possibly hope to cope with a major incident or terrorist attack in Dundee? — Worried Tax Payer.

When I challenged him, I was greeted with a volley of abuse.

I told him he was going too fast and should slow down in pedestrian precincts, but he said there was no law on the speed of the chairs and we should get out of the way.

I read some of these chairs can travel at 8mph and weigh up to 75 kilos. Surely there should be guidelines. — Concerned, Monifieth.

All I would think about was getting out. Has anyone been excused for this reason? — Ken Usher.

[A Scottish Courts Service spokesperson said, “There are a number of reasons why someone is excused jury service. However, this does not constitute a valid reason.”]

Britain is not Britain any more and saying this does not make me a racist. Asylum seekers are another problem. They have too many rights once they get their feet firmly planted here.

This Government sends money to other countries yet their citizens are coming here and jobs are going elsewhere.

Enough is enough. — Wilma Wallace.

It’s time people realised the BNP has more in common with ordinary folk than New Labour.

There would have been no British troops killed in Iraq under the BNP as they wouldn’t have been there. — George Aimer, Kinghorne Road, Dundee.