New housing estates springing up all over the countryside are the most obvious sign of the Government's failure to put limits on growth in Sussex.

Another manifestation will soon be temporary classrooms at secondary schools all over East Sussex.

Thousands of new homes mean thousands of extra kids. Existing schools simply cannot cope with the rising numbers.

The Government, for all its rhetoric about education, won't make enough funding available to allow new schools and extensions to be built in time.

That means many youngsters facing critical exams will be taught in unsuitable huts and the lack of cash will have a knock-on effect on primary schools.

The Government should be providing proper funding for schools in areas where the population is growing fast.

But most of all, it must alter its policies to ensure Sussex is not swamped with so many more people that it cannot cope.

Lower than low

Today we show samples of the hate mail received by just one employee at Shamrock Farm in Small Dole, near Henfield.

It was sent by animal rights fanatics who do not care what anguish they put this man and his family through.

If we say they are no better than animals or lower than vermin, they will doubtless regard it as a compliment.

But they cannot be allowed to continue harassing employees who, unlike them, are committing no crimes. The sooner police can put a stop to it the better.

Bubbling over

You'd think the best sparkling wine in the world would hail from the Champagne region of France.

But the gold medals are being won by Stuart and Sandy Moss for their Nyetimber Classic Cuvee, grown in West Sussex.

Even the Queen serves this special sparkling wine at banquets and drank it at her own golden wedding.

But the French may be fizzing with anger when they have to wait a Moet and concede that British is best.

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