REGARDING the letter in Monday's Evening Times asking Jim Murphy to "man up" , it suggests that politicians should be prepared to accept missiles thrown at them by mindless individuals.

Perhaps 100 years ago this behaviour may have been acceptable but it is hoped that we have become more civilised in recent years.

If anyone has to resort to violence, and that is what throwing things at people is, then they have already lost credibility. Also, they have lost the argument.

Heckling is fine, throwing things is just childish - more "grow up" than "man up"!

Doreen Jobson Bishopbriggs

Drivers pay up

REGARDING the West End parking restrictions - when will this slowly expanding and creeping malaise, and totally unjustifiable harassment of city motorists stop.

Once more, Glasgow City Council intends to control and to collect additional "cash" revenue from our West End council taxpaying residents, who happen to own a car.

Oh well, it will not be long now until the 2015 elections, in which the citizens of Glasgow will teach the ruling Labour Party Group, led by Gordon Matheson, the true might of the ballot box.

John Watcher, Glasgow

Drugs delusion

WELL done for your special report on drugs. I hope the Evening Times can lift the lid on the delusion that drugs are not a major problem in Glasgow.

I also hope that it exposes the abject failure of the methadone prescribing policy which has been blindly followed for the past quarter of a century.

Iain Cuthbert Posted online

Fine cyclists

I AGREE with drivers being fined for parking in cycle lanes (Evening Times, September 2) but I also think cyclists should be fined for not wearing protective head gear and a fluorescent vest.

Fines should also be given for those cycling on the pavement.

Fabi Lazzurri Posted online