LETTER: Oil reserves are finite resource

One of the things that has been completely overlooked in predictions such as Gatwick Airport forecasts, migration to the area and the promise of employment, is that oil is a finite resource and that our whole economy is focused around it.

There seems to be a deep reluctance by politicians and businesses to take a responsible approach and accept that oil is an increasingly expensive and dwindling resource.

Alternative fuels are likely to come from a number of sources including electricity, nuclear and a small percentage of biofuels to name a just a few.

However they will not replace the single source we have relied on for hundreds of years, and this will change our lifestyles in many ways.