A selection of recent media reports Immigration Petition Reaches 100,000 Signatures in Just One Week The e-petition to the Government calling for the population of the UK to be stabilised at below 70 million has achieved 100,000 signatures in just seven days – one of the fastest to achieve this goal since the initiative was launched. The petition reached 100,000 at 19.30. The petition, launched by think tank Migration Watch UK, calls upon the Government to prevent the population rising to this figure in the next 20 years – which would mean adding the equivalent of seven cities the size of Birmingham to the population. This would require a sharp reduction in net immigration to about 40,000 in the next five years or so. A YouGov poll over the week-end showed that almost 80% of the population already thought that England was overcrowded. Said Sir Andrew Green, Migration Watch chairman, "‘At last the British people have been able to express their deep opposition to mass immigration. This petition is a wake up call for the political class who have condescended to the public for too long. To leap over the 100,000 hurdle in just one week is truly remarkable. I hope that the public will continue to sign up so as to send an unmistakeable call for action." "The House of Commons is not obliged to debate the petition but it would be amazing if they tried to brush aside such a powerful expression of public opinion on an issue crucial to the future of our society. We hope the public will continue to sign up and add to the numbers so that Parliament can be left in no doubt about the deep well of public concern that exists around this subject," he said. Sir Andrew said there had long been strong public feeling on this issue but this has been the first opportunity to express it directly. "Furthermore it has been achieved in the face of total silence from BBC Radio who, as usual have been determined to duck the case against mass immigration," he said. Migration Watch UK Comment on YouGov Poll A new YouGov poll out today has found that 79% of adults in England consider England to be crowded; with 37% saying it is ‘very crowded.’ Only 3% believe that it is not crowded, whilst 15% think that England is about right. The figures were higher for London (85%) and the rest of the South (81%) while the rest of England and Wales were at about 76%. The poll, for think tank Migration Watch UK, coincides with their e-petition launched on November 1 which calls on the Government to take all necessary measures to keep the UK population under 70 million. The poll asked voters about the latest population forecasts, which expect the population of the UK to reach 70 million in sixteen years, 76% were concerned about this prospect (37% very concerned) while only 20% were not concerned; 4% did not know. There was a difference according to voting intention with Conservatives at 86%, Liberal Democrats at 77% and Labour at 72%. The over 60s also showed greater concern at 86% while in Scotland only 62% were concerned. The poll also asked about support for reducing net immigration to 40,000 a year in future years – the level required to keep the population below 70 million. 69% supported such a level (44% strongly), only 12% were opposed (4% strongly); 10% had no view and 9% didn’t know. Those intending to vote Conservative felt most strongly (83%) but both Lib Dem and Labour voters showed just over 60% support with 18% - 20% opposed. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: ‘This poll explains the huge public support for our e-petition and demonstrates quite clearly that most people think England is already overcrowded,’ said Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch chairman. ‘By more than 25 to 1 English people consider England to be already crowded. By more than 5 to 1 they support getting net immigration down to 40,000 a year. Only 3% want net immigration higher than the most recent level of 240,000.’ ‘The position of Lib Dem voters is particularly interesting with 75% believing that England is already crowded, 77% concerned about a UK population of 70 million and 61% in favour of getting net immigration down to 40,000 compared to 20% who oppose this policy’. ENDS Note to editors: Britons feel country getting overcrowded Now make MPs debate migration: Pressure for action grows as 100,000 back online petition Now make MPs debate migration: Pressure for action grows as 100,000 back online petition IMMIGRATION IS TOO SERIOUS TO LEAVE TO CIVIL SERVANTS UK border controls: Who has the will to sort out this mess? Migrationwatch UK petition on immigration tops 100,000 Immigration petition set to trigger MP debate after 100,000 join fight to limit population Immigration petition set to trigger MP debate after 100,000 join fight to limit population DEBATE: HAS BRITAIN BECOME TOO CROWDED? 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Parliament is under pressure to hold a controversial debate on immi
Expatica Uk (07-Nov-2011)
Parliament is under pressure to hold a controversial debate on immi
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
ALMOST eight out of 10 people in England think the country is overcrowded.
Sunday Express (07-Nov-2011)
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London Evening Standard (07-Nov-2011)
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Demos (07-Nov-2011)
More pressure has been heaped on the UK Border Agency
Mail Online (07-Nov-2011)
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International Business Times UK (07-Nov-2011)
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Guardian Blogs (07-Nov-2011)
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Guardian.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
Theresa May has up to now proved remarkably adept at avoiding the political bear-traps that have ensnared so many Home S...
The Spectator (07-Nov-2011)
David Cameron has full confidence in Home Secretary Theresa May, who has not offered to resi
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
The government is to change immigration rules after the Supreme Court declared its ban on non-EU foreign spouse
BBC News (07-Nov-2011)Press Releases
7 November, 2011
7 November, 2011A selection of recent media reports
Nearly eight out of 10 people in Britain feel their country has turned an overcrowded place, a survey has revealed. The report, which also reveals that more than a third believe England to be 'very crowded'', will pile pressure on ministers to keep their promises to slash immigration, the Daily Exp
Irish Sun (08-Nov-2011)
A Downing Street 'e-petition' calling for action to restore Brita
Mail Online (08-Nov-2011)
) A Downing Street 'e-petition' calling for action to restore Brit
The Mail On Sunday (08-Nov-2011)
FROM dictatorship to democracy, political scientists have coined terms for many different systems of g
Express.co.uk (08-Nov-2011)
The immigration service has descended into chaos. Thanks to a malign combination of epic mismanagement and
Mail Online (08-Nov-2011)
An online petition urging ministers to curb immigration has gained more than 100,000 signat
BBC News (07-Nov-2011)
Parliament is under pressure to hold a controversial debate on immi
Expatica Uk (07-Nov-2011)
Parliament is under pressure to hold a controversial debate on immi
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
ALMOST eight out of 10 people in England think the country is overcrowded.
Sunday Express (07-Nov-2011)
The head of the UK border force "authorised the wider relaxation of border controls without ministerial sanction", Home Secret
London Evening Standard (07-Nov-2011)
With the resignation of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and news that Italy's borrowing levels have hit an all time high, a solu
Demos (07-Nov-2011)
More pressure has been heaped on the UK Border Agency
Mail Online (07-Nov-2011)
An e-petition calling for tighter regulation on immigr
International Business Times UK (07-Nov-2011)
Instead of simply pointing the finger of blame, we must spend more money on staff and have a proper immigration policy that c
Guardian Blogs (07-Nov-2011)
The Sun (07-Nov-2011)
Home secretary to make statement over UK Border Agency's reduced passport checks as Davi
Guardian.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
Theresa May has up to now proved remarkably adept at avoiding the political bear-traps that have ensnared so many Home Secretaries i
The Spectator (07-Nov-2011)
David Cameron has full confidence in Home Secretary Theresa May, who has not offered to resi
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Nov-2011)
The government is to change immigration rules after the Supreme Court declared its ban on non-EU foreign spouse
BBC News (07-Nov-2011)
Daily Mail (07-Nov-2011)
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Britons feel country getting overcrowded
Now make MPs debate migration: Pressure for action grows as 100,000 back online petition
Now make MPs debate migration: Pressure for action grows as 100,000 back online petition
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Immigration petition set to trigger MP debate after 100,000 join fight to limit population
DEBATE: HAS BRITAIN BECOME TOO CROWDED?
Clark 'authorised borders let-up'
The next European crisis
Blundering Border Agency loses track of population of immigrants the size of Cambridge, damning report reveals
'No to 70 Million' e-petition Demanding Tighter Immigration Controls to Surpass 100,000 Signatures
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Theresa May to face questions over reduced 'warning index' checks
May caught in immigration row
David Cameron backs Theresa May over border checks controversy
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