I am in utter disbelief at the fact a crewman has been dismissed for complaining about a fellow crewman who, he claims, made a racist comment, on the basis that the complaint was malicious.

I find it unbelievable someone would lodge a complaint against a fellow crew member without legitimate reasons.

It flies in the face of logic that the RNLI would take this action.

For a charity that does so much good work around the country’s coastline, rescuing people of all creeds and colours, and given that it has as good as admitted an offence has taken place by issuing a caution to the crew member in question, it beggars belief that the charity would react in this way. — Shocked.

NOT ACCEPTABLE

Having read the coverage of the RNLI members resigning after complaining of racism, I say the defence that some people did not hear the alleged comment is not acceptable.

Surely the fact the charity admits three or four people heard the comments, and still employs this man, raises a question as to how this matter has been handled.

The RNLI relies heavily on the public and I will make no further donations to an organisation that does not appear to take racism seriously. — Maureen Malone.

CODE OF PRACTICE

This is the 21st century. Diversity is obvious. It’s not a word that is in the RNLI’s code of practice.

The RNLI cannot change the fact the incident happened and was reported immediately and the captain sat on it for a couple of days before filing the incident.

I fully support all the staff who have resigned. The lifeboat is there to serve the community both in action on the water and in terms of conduct in general.

The RNLI should not be judge and jury as to who they save from the waters around our coast.

It would be a sad day if all the other emergency services appear to take the view the RNLI has. — D. D.

It’s just politicians looking to gain popularity by criticising ScotRail (and others).

Bearing in mind Dundee is a relatively small city, this station is rather good.

Apart from general maintenance I don’t think it needs a lot of money spent on it.

It’s not a new station we need, it’s a better train service.

In recent years I have travelled on trains in Scotland, England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Our stations are just as good as in those countries.

However, trains in Belgium and Netherlands are cheap, plentiful and they run on time.

In Scotland the trains are expensive, unreliable, and it’s often difficult to get a seat on long journeys.

Instead of criticising Dundee station, Jim McGovern and other politicians should be trying to reopen the station at Errol, reopening lines to St Andrews, and getting more trains to stop at places like Carnoustie, Monifieth, Broughty Ferry and Invergowrie.

We should not be jealous of Edinburgh (where lots of money is being spent on the two main stations) as that’s our capital city and needs to be a showpiece. Edinburgh’s stations need to be as fine as those in other capital cities.

The best railway station I have seen (so far) is Brussels Gare du Midi which is out of this world.

It would be really something if any Scottish station could come close to matching that (pictures of Gare du Midi can be found on the Internet). — Kenneth Brannan.

He argues for legalising drugs, but I would urge those who govern us to do what the ordinary, hard-working, law-abiding, decent silent majority wishes, and crack down on those who deal drugs.

All drug dealers should be jailed for life, not in a cosy cell, with access to a multi-gym, football pitches and games consoles, but hard labour.

Those users caught under the influence should be jailed, and forced to go cold turkey, with daily searches carried out in prison.

The problem is simple, this country is too soft. — Steve Thomson, British National Party, Tayside.

Heading the gig will be The Brass Monkeys, with other local bands also playing.

Come along and be in with the chance of winning great prizes, including a £50 Overgate voucher, four Tannadice tickets, free tarot reading, £5 Peacocks voucher and much more.

Tickets are £5 with all money raised going to Brandon’s Memorial Fund.

For tickets contact us at justiceforbrandon@live.co.uk or visit our sites www.bebo.com/RealJustice4Brandon or www.justice4brandon.webs.com. — Lou.

With the economy in a downturn, the need for politicians to give direct answers to issues worrying the people they serve is more important than ever.

Even the Prime Minister does this on a regular basis.

I find it baffling that Alex Salmond doesn’t feel compelled to follow suit. — Politico.

Now the SNP runs the council, Councillor Black was asked to give the people of Dundee an assurance he’ll stick to his pledge and organise a Hogmanay party for the city but there has not yet been much in the way of a response.

Let’s hope Councillor Black and his colleagues are able to live up to the grand promise made in the Tele letters pages and Dundee gets the party it deserves. — Let Down.