READING about the postman who dumped mail when he felt unwell, (Evening Times April 12), he was given a trivial sentence (as usual).

This bampot should have been jailed for a long time.

There could have been a great number of very important letters (possibly even life or death matters) etc in these items. Not good enough.

Steve Graham, posted online

Compensation?

A WHILE back, I received correspondence from Royal Mail informing mail from my area had gone missing or was damaged.

Along with their info they enclosed a book of four first class stamps, presumably to make up for my lost mail?

Angus McKay, posted online

Untrue picture

IN reference to the story about homeless banners going up around Glasgow (Evening Times April 6), the only reason that the numbers of homeless have fallen is that Glasgow City Council are using every ploy imaginable not to allow people to make a homelessness application.

Routinely turning people away without letting them register. Comments include “We don’t have any accommodation”.

This is known as Housing Options. I know this, because I work with homeless people.

It is disingenuous and shall we say, economical with the truth, for them to say that the homeless figures have gone down when this is going on.

In this article they comment on what they are doing for homeless rough sleepers - but what about those who are in hostels, over long in temporary accommodation, being harassed by landlords, staying in disrepair and damp, subject to overcrowding, subject to domestic violence, not getting on with parents, gay in culturally difficult situations?

Maureen Smith, posted online

No stereotype

I AM a disabled homeless woman with two children, made homeless through divorce.

I have been homeless for two years now and living in my third temporary accommodation, my only fault is that I am a wheelchair user.

Glasgow Housing Association have so far refused my application because I have mobility problems.

I am neither alcohol or drug dependant and used to work for the council and still pay my taxes.

I was born in Glasgow as were my children, my daughter is leaving school to enrol in collage and my son is entering his fifth year.

Today homelessness can happen to anyone at any time.

Linda McDonald, posted online