Four jets criss-cross the dawn sky over Chiswick in the West of London, adding their contrails to at least six others. At the right, a plane coming in to land, making no contrail, rumbles off towards Heathrow Airport. This month, Heathrow is consulting on how best to add yet more flight paths over the city to accommodate the planned third runway, which will be directly in line with Chiswick High Road.
The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature
