England’s CAZs could have been stricter for drivers

I do not want to carry on a lengthy exchange with Paul Biggs about air pollution as I doubt I will change his mind (Letters LTT 13 Nov). However, I would make the following points:

Of course the 40,000 is, as Paul says, a statistical construct. But just like obesity, it does not make the increased risk any less real. In fact that is exactly what the BBC ‘fact check’ article he quoted says. 

Paul seems to be arguing that as people in general are living longer, and some people...

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