As chairman of the newly formed Tayside branch of The Western Front Association (WFA) we would give Mr Thompson our every support.

These memorials are a very important part of our history and reflect the ultimate sacrifices made by our various past generations.

The WFA was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the period from 1914—1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during the Great War. It does not seek to glorify war, and is non-political.

Over the years the WFA has played various roles in ensuring such memorials are not overlooked and fall into disrepair and will continue where possible and feasible to do so.

We, for example, were most disappointed to note that due to a fault the Law Memorial was not lit last month to commemorate the losses at The Battle of Loos.

The WFA Tayside branch has just been formed and will have various activities over the next year including guest speakers focusing on various and wide aspects of the first world war. These activities will be publicised in due course throughout the area.

If any reader would like further details of the many benefits of joining the WFA for a relatively modest subscription, email WFTayside@Lochnagar.fr or write to me at Chairman WFA Tayside, 1 Dunvegan Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3HI. — Bob Peterson.

Here are a few of them — Cox’s Mill, Spalding’s Mill, Pitalpin Mill, Don & Duncan’s Mill, McGregor & Balfour’s Sawmill, Dundee Linoleum Company, down South Road, Lawside Foundry and Charles Brand, not forgetting East’s Chair Factory.

You also had shops, two Co-ops, Massey, Johnston Stores, Maypole, Meadow, SCWS.

You also had a dozen pubs and many corner shops. In 1948 you had four ironmonger shops on the Lochee High Street.

It’s changed days now. — C. A. Walker, Lochee, Dundee.

The Scottish economy is controlled, not by Holyrood, but by Westminster.

Gordon Brown, as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony Blair’s New Labour Government, was loved by the City.

He freed the market to speculate; debts were encouraged; profits soared; fat cat bonuses were spectacular. It was boom time.

Now boom time is over and bust is back big time.

The SNP advocated an oil fund for wealth in the good times to be held in reserve for the bad times. Gordon Brown rejected this. Now we taxpayers will fund the bail-out of English and Scottish banks.

I hope the good people of Glenrothes ponder these points and give “Oor Gordon” the goodbye election he deserves. — Jock Tampson.

The Scots might feel they are in control of whether this union lasts, but I think they are deluding themselves. It appears that, if elected, David Cameron has suggested he will allow the Scots to run their own financial affairs which includes raising our own taxes and who knows what else.

This is independence in all but name. — Worried.

The Chancellor is borrowing at an unprecedented rate to keep the country running and yet the Government announces it is taking 24 days holiday over Christmas.

Has Mystic Meg assured the Prime Minister that things can only get better? — R. F., Broughty Ferry.

It’s never on time. It is either a few minutes early or a few minutes late, hence why I need to be at the stop so early.

Secondly, on two mornings recently, it has been so full that the driver has had to drive on, leaving a group of us standing at the stop.

This leaves us with a wait for another bus, which means we are late for work/university or school.

Why not put on a double-decker at this time of day?

I have paid for a student bus pass and I want to be able to use it instead of being constantly late or having to run home to take the car and pay for parking and petrol which I thought I was saving money on by buying a pass. — Stranded Student.