JUST consider the high pollution levels over recent days caused by traffic fumes and the danger if puts people in, especially those not in the best of health.

I have been reading recently about plans to drill for oil in the south of England from the Weald across into Dorset.

The person who was questioned about it on television seemed to think that the whole thing was wonderful and from what I have seen in the business news in various newspapers, he was not the only one who viewed the matter with euphoria.

You have to ask yourself, is it really necessary at this state in time when we know that climate change is man made, with the polar ice caps melting, the rise in sea temperatures, and the decline in wildlife, only to add to these problems in the never ending pursuit of fossil fuels and the problems they cause?

C E WATTS, Southampton.