Immigration

Concern about unemployment rises to the highest level in over two years

Concern about individual behaviour/morality also increases in the aftermath of the riots in England

Following the riots in England, concern about crime and anti-social behaviour increases to highest level in two years.

Seven in ten (71%) Britons say there are too many immigrants in the country and just a quarter (27%) believe immigration is good for the economy according to the latest Global @dvisor from Ipsos.

Concern about Britain's ageing population - including social care and pensions - increases this month, although still far behind other domestic issues

Long Term trends: Race & Immigration

Long Term Trends: All issues facing Britain

Economy remains the number one issue, with concern about unemployment, inflation and prices creeping up

In a month in which the spotlight has been fixed on the reform of the health service, the Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that a quarter of the public (26%) think that the NHS is one of the most important issues facing Britain. This is an increase of six percentage points since April, and the highest level of concern since January 2008.

A study for the University of Leeds, measuring attitudes towards minority and outsider groups in Leeds and Warsaw.