Head in the sand?

SUSSEX and the country, generally, has worked itself into a corner, and now people complain of cramp.

The way forward for Sussex is entirely downhill, if fundamental issues are not tackled.

According to a report in the Guardian newspaper (February 20), “Scientists and development thinkers today warn that civilisation is faced with a perfect storm of ecological and social problems driven by overpopulation, over-consumption and environmentally malign technologies.”

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Perfectly rational argument can be made for more development and higher density, for a growing population, with more roads and railways needed. Opposition to particular schemes is little but a delaying tactic.

Why is the population growing, it might be asked, and what responsibility does government take for having its head in the sand?

R. W. Standing

Sea Road

East Preston