West Sussex Gazette

READERS’ CHARTER

- CAROLYN COLES Sunnybox Lane,Slindon

the presence of another road.

Only seven per cent of people surveyed want the proposed grey route for another Arundel bypass.

Our government purports to want local decision making however it has chosen to ignore a locally generated scheme, the Arundel Alternativ­e. How democratic is that?

The cost of steel, cement and aggregate are skyrocketi­ng and must have blown the estimate of half a billion pounds out of the water. Where are truck drivers to be found in these post-Brexit/ post-Covid times?

Dredging aggregates from the Channel can severely damage spawning and nursery grounds of marine life and further destabilis­e the already endangered coastline, as well as spoiling the efforts of the enlightene­d few who are trying to increase sequestrat­ion of carbon in the diminishin­g kelp beds along our coast.

Atlocaland­internatio­nallevel theneedfor­rethinking­thefuture is essential and needs to factor in every organism on land, sea and air if we are to combat the awfulness that climate change is already bringing .

There should be no room for obfuscatio­n or greed in the future. All strategies for developmen­t should have need, not greed, at their heart and always conserve finite resources as intelligen­tly as possible.

Perhaps we need to remember more often that this planet and its nature in all its glorious complexity can survive very well without us but we cannot survive without it.

This newspaper is built on a tradition of accuracy and fairness, giving you the informatio­n you need to understand our world, holding power to account and exposing injustice. Our trusted brand means we are the only place where you can read and participat­e in honest debates. We are committed to giving a voice to those who struggle to be heard as well as those whose profession is crafting an argument.

Our Readers’ Charter spells out our commitment to you. You can read the Charter online at westsussex­today.co.uk

 ?? ?? Paul Piper snapped these playful seals in Chichester Harbour
Paul Piper snapped these playful seals in Chichester Harbour

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