Space and amenities
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May 3rd 2013
UK: Higher population than was thought
Officials have carried out a review of population figures in the light of the 2011 census, to give a truer picture of how many live in the country and to... -
April 24th 2013
U.S.: Maine running out of landfill space
If nothing changes, Maine is less than 20 years away from having no place in-state to dump garbage. At current rates of waste disposal, the state will run out of... -
April 21st 2013
London: 300,000 more school places by 2031
The number of school children in London is set to increase by 25 per cent over the next 20 years as London’s population is projected to exceed 10 million ,... -
April 3rd 2013
Warwickshire: 59 more schools in ten years
Fifty primary schools and nine secondary schools need to be built in Warwickshire over the next ten years to cope with the rising population. With over 50,000 new houses being built... -
March 28th 2013
The cost of larger families (press release)
Population Matters calls for child benefit to be limited to the first two children to address Britain’s baby boom. Britain is facing a baby boom with 250,000 more school places now... -
March 25th 2013
UK population growing faster than economy (press release)
Commentators on the Budget do not seem to have noticed that, while GDP is forecast to grow at 0.6%, the population is growing at 0.7%. While this continues, it means... -
March 19th 2013
Coping with four billion cars
The report looks at congestion and parking. What about resource use and emissions? BBC report: There are more than a billion cars in the world today - and by the middle... -
March 8th 2013
Population boom in the Midlands
Birmingham is a ‘shining beacon’ for the UK construction sector with an array of new projects pumping vital new life into the city economy, says council leader Sir Albert Bore. [...] And... -
February 20th 2013
Population growth drives housing crisis (press release)
The UK's dramatic population growth projection by the Office for National Statistics – 11 million more people by 2035, equivalent to 22 more Manchesters, mostly in England, already Europe's most... -
January 30th 2013
HS2 – population growth to blame (press release)
The £33bn high speed rail plan is proving controversial because of its vast cost in an age of austerity and the impact on the countryside. Some of the reasons given in...
