Polls — recent public votes show most people think overpopulation is an issue.
Proposition: Are the world and UK populations too high?
Result: 80% said yes.
YouGov poll for OPT in 2011
Proposition: Is Britain full up?
Result: 94% said yes.
BBC One Sunday Morning Live 6 November 2011
Proposition: This house believes that the world would be better off with fewer people.
Result: Yes by 4:1.
Economist debate in 2009
Proposition: Is the new baby boom a good thing?
Result: No, the planet can’t sustain more mouths to feed by 3:1.
Guardian poll in 2009
Proposition: Are the world and UK populations too high?
Result: 70% said yes.
YouGov poll for OPT in 2009
Attitudes in the UK about migration:
UK Public Opinion Towards Immigration, The Migration Observatory, 2012
Thinking Behind the Numbers: Understanding Public Opinion on Immigration in Britain, The Migration Observatory, 2011
YouGov 2010 survey on attitudes toward UK population and migration.
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