BNP HOUNDED?: I arrived at the Holiday Inn, Bexleyheath, to attend a meeting of a legitimate political party.

Approaching the car park I was struck by the presence of an ambulance, a police minibus, several police cars and policemen in riot gear. I assumed there must have been some sort of national emergency. Then the penny dropped. The police must have been tipped-off that we (the BNP) were going to hold a meeting. I must say, as a BNP supporter, one has to be pretty thick-skinned in order to fend off the overused racist-thug tag. This was something else; law-abiding members of a legitimate political party intent on a peaceful branch meeting, hounded like criminals. We were photographed by one police officer and another of his colleagues recorded details of our car registrations. All this because our party has legitimate views which the other political parties supposedly disagree with. Is our Government taking lessons in democracy from Robert Mugabe?

Name and email address supplied

LADIES HARASSED: I would like to draw your attention to the plight of discerning lady gardeners on the Longalnds allotments site. They have been summoned to appear in court merely because they are unable to manage their allotment plots as stipulated by Bexley Council. The 1925 Property Act is being used to threaten these ladies. To alarm them and treat them in such a shameful way passes all understanding. Bexley Council has shown little duty of care towards anyone less physically able, or on fixed incomes. I feel the council is harassing mature residents by wanton and malicious acts. I wish they would concentrate on providing public services which are fit for the purpose.

Nancy Phillips Sidcup

OFFENDED: I find it offensive the writer of a letter should assume the car engraver was a resident of Oaklands Road, Bexleyheath (News Shopper, October 27). Have they considered it is more likely to be a passer by? Surely, as the majority of the population of the UK is aware, this type of vandalism occurs everywhere and is not at all confined to this area.

P Sweeney Bexleyheath

GET OUT OF EUROPE: How much more crawling and knee bending must we do in Europe? Germany wants us to say sorry about bombing them in World War Two. Now they want our queen to say sorry. What next? Isn't it time we left this mad house called Europe?

Martin Morris, address supplied