Immigration

Despite the public's captivation with London 2012, the economy and unemployment remains top of their agenda.

Most Britons are surprised by how much the Olympic Games has brought the country together, and think it will have a lasting positive impact on British society, according to new research by Ipsos for think-tank British Future.

The July Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that concern about race relations/immigration has increased, along with concern about the NHS.

Despite the Eurozone crisis, just 8% place the Euro/EU amongst the most important issues facing the country, as general economic issues continue to dominate.

The Global @dvisor Survey examines public attitudes to immigration and finds that people everywhere see immigration increasing ...and they don't seem to like it..

As the UK again comes to terms with a recession, concern about the economy has increased, and three fifths (61%) now place this issue amongst the most important facing the country, an increase of six percentage points since April.

The April Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that, this month, two fifths of the public (40%) place unemployment among the most important issues facing the country, the highest level of concern in over thirteen years, as the unemployment rate reaches its highest level in seventeen years.

Concern about petrol prices/fuel has risen by seven percentage points to 13%, the highest level in exactly a year, as pump prices reach a record high.

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