It was announded yesterday that Tesco had made an astonishing profit of more than £3 billion, but that has not helped my colleagues and I who are out of a job.

A month or so after me leaving my position I had to call Tesco regarding my Club Card.

I was on hold for nearly 30 minutes and my query was not dealt with satisfactorily.

Having worked in the Customer Service department where most of the job cuts happened, it is obvious Tesco is, as with most large companies, putting profit ahead of customer satisfaction.

Considering the lengths to which Tesco will go to brand itself as the supermarket that is there for the customer, I now find this laughable — and look forward to shopping at Asda. — Ex Tesco Employee.

The Labour Party seems to be stuck in a mire of negative publicity on a par with what the Conservatives went through just before Labour came to power in the late 1990s.

For every step forward he makes, like his stewardship of the G20 conference, there is a daft email scandal or his Home Secretary pays for her husband’s adult movies using taxpayers’ cash.

When you get into that realm, you know your time in power must be coming to an end.

It’s no wonder he appears to be more grey-haired than ever. —Labour Out

What I did note was a record of infestations of “creepy crawlies”, which could hardly be blamed on the schools, eg moles, bats, fleas etc.

It was evident, however, on receiving these complaints the council invariably dealt with things very promptly thus ensuring matters wouldn’t escalate.

The council often gets criticised, but I don’t think they should be criticised here. — Louise Barclay.

Salt is fair enough since it dissolves but small stony grains just stay in the same place.

Someone could at least come and sweep it away and it might create new jobs as well as recycling the grit.

I hope that the authorities might do something about it before there is an accident, which could lead to an injury. — Irritated (age 11).

Instead, the debate was essentially about which councillor should have which particular position of authority, which party should control the council, and also disputes over who said what and when.

This is hardly surprising, given how easily the supposedly disparate ideologies of Labour, the Tories and Lib Dems managed to gel together to run the city.

The new SNP administration’s statement regarding its future plans contains little more than aspirations that no party could really disagree with, together with ultimately meaningless pledges about doing things better.

Indeed, the nearest thing to being tangible seems to be hopes that more taxpayers’ money will be thrown at Dundee from Holyrood because of the SNP’s increasing political dominance in the city.

Of course, the SNP will make some changes — and indeed may do things better than the previous administration — but this new broom seems unlikely to change the fabric of Dundee. — Stuart Winton, Dundee.

What was striking from the interviews was their apparent lack of any clear and thought-out proposals.

It is also worrying that the only other political party that the SNP was prepared to undertake talks with was the Tories. — Concerned Dundee.

I agree that actions speak louder than words but surely the total lack of ideas on the part of the SNP councillors cannot bode well for Dundee.

Let’s see how the SNP performs in the coming months, but the party is going to have to try a whole lot harder. — Fergus McCann, Downfield.

The SNP always said they would “never do deals with Tories” but that is exactly what they did in Dundee. — Cuts On The Way.

I manage a store and have the same policy as the Spar store in Dundee regarding identification for anyone who looks under 21.

I don’t think customers realise the consequences if we do sell to someone under age. We can be taken to court and prosecuted. We would possibly also lose our licence and the store would have to close.

If I’m not in the store and a till operator sells to someone under age, the till operator, supervisor on duty and myself can all be prosecuted.

If we were prosecuted we could have trouble getting jobs in the future, or even travelling. How difficult can it be to carry ID? — Responsible Retailer.

Entry is a donation and all proceeds are going towards the residents’ comfort fund. — Cathy Dow, Activities Co-Ordinator.

If so we are having a reunion in the city’s Cookies Bar, Friday, May 1, 7.30 pm.

All invited, tank tops and flares optional. Contact me on 01382 226840 or 07903 952584. — Maureen.