[ terrible. most of britain is still covered in forest when she comes from. it would shock her to find out that its rolling hills will be paved over with asphalt and the air polluted by exhaust from cars. really, she has no concept.

but she does have a sense of this problem from a more social, almost but nooot quite political point of view. ]

Then is this how you think we shall end? In cramped quarters and poison?

[ she sighs. ] What I wish to ask is how anything might be done, regardless.

Unless those responsible are removed from power and possibly done away with.