WHILE reading the article on the cup final probe (Evening Times April 5), as a senior citizen who once went for a wee stroll at Wembley park after a famous Scotland victory, I feel that a line should be drawn under this.

While not condoning bad behaviour or violence of any kind, I now feel this is a waste of resources and police time.

According to your article, rows of police officers are sitting going over CCTV pictures.

Priorities have to change. What is being done about people murdering people in tit for tat gang warfare, or people being shot outside primary schools, people running about in top of the range vehicles staying in the best and most expensive areas in the city and have never been employed in their life.

Looking at this objectively, maybe these police officers have the right idea. Why swap a nice wee job at a computer in a nice warm office for a job catching the real bad guys.

Finally, I only hope no one goes over old footage from Wembley in the sixties although I think they would have a job picking me out long flowing locks have since been replaced by a lovely head of skin.

Ian Stewart, Govanhill

Equality example

I READ a lot of letters and stories in your paper calling for more equality in our society. For more to be done for those in poverty and to improve our local, shared area but each seems to miss the point.

If we truly want to achieve an equal society then the answer is very simple - start as you mean to go on! If Scotland was to introduce total equality into its primary education system firstly, followed by phasing it into secondary later, this would do this.

Each child, regardless of wealth, family background, religion or race going to their local school. Stopping segregation in education completely. No public schools, no religious schools, everyone working together.

Only when children are introduced to the world as a place of equality, do they carry that on into adulthood.

This system was introduced to Finland 50 years ago. 20 years ago, Finland became the most equal society in terms of income and life satisfaction in Europe.

So when it comes to voting in the next council elections or independence referendum, stop and think how we might be most likely to deliver that kind of society and vote for that.

Ian Paterson, Shawlands

Sky bar welcome

READING about the plans for a new hotel with a sky bar (Evening Times April 5), I think it's a great idea and one that should proceed despite the moans from those that want to keep our city in a time warp.

James Hood, posted online