LETTER: Think of future generations

You may, or may not, know, nor care, but there is, currently, a consultation taking place regarding the plan for a second runway at Gatwick Airport. So will this effect Horsham?

There are pros and cons. The former is that it is anticipated that this could create over 30,000 new jobs and increase vastly the number of flights, with both generating a great deal of wealth.

The latter is that the increase in jobs is far beyond what the current local population could cope with. It will need a great deal of inward migration to this locality. Vehicles and central heating create pollution, and so do aircraft.

Last week the pollution levels reached an illegal maximum here. Some of these pollutants are as small as a virus and can be in the bloodstream within seconds of being inhaled. Their build up is expected to be dangerous.