The United Kingdom is drastically over-populated and could support only 17 million people if it had to provide for the current 60 million from its own resources, says a study published on Monday.
The UK has no hope of living sustainably unless every person's "ecological footprint" is reduced by more than 70 per cent, the study for the Optimum Population Trust (OPT) claims.
UK unable to sustain population, says study - Telegraph
In an era of globalisation I'm not sure quite how relevant this study is.