Fwd: [LA-F] Eight out of ten think the country is 'overcrowded' as public support Government's plans to stop population hitting 70million

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Eight out of ten think the country is 'overcrowded' as public support Government's plans to stop population hitting 70million

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 9:01 AM on 7th November 2011

Eight out of ten English people think the country is 'crowded', a survey showed last night.

The poll comes amid huge public support for a Downing Street petition calling for drastic action to stop the population of Britain hitting 70million.

According to the latest official projections, the UK will reach the 70million 'tipping point' within 16 years.

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Packed: According to the latest official projections, the UK will reach the 70million 'tipping point' within 16 years.

The YouGov opinion poll for the campaign group MigrationWatch found that 79 per cent of adults consider England to be crowded – with 37 per cent saying it is 'very crowded'.

Only 3 per cent believe that it is not crowded, while 15  per cent think that the number of people in England is 'about right'.

The figures for those believing the country is crowded were highest for London – 85 per cent – and the rest of the South (81 per cent).

More than three quarters were concerned about the 70million population projection – with more than a third 'very concerned'.

Only a fifth said they were not worried by the prospect, according to the poll.

MigrationWatch UK chairman Sir Andrew Green said: 'This poll explains the huge public support for our e-petition and demonstrates quite clearly that most people think England is already overcrowded.

Only three per cent want net immigration higher than the most recent level of 240,000.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058456/UK-public-support-Governments-plans-stop-population-hitting-70m.html

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