Re: 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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On Nov 7, 6:56 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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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-Gov...
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