


Seven in ten Britons expect more riots
Our survey finds that Britons are pessimistic about the country’s cohesion
PROTESTS AND riots last year brought to the fore simmering tensions about immigration and integration. Twelve months on, what do Britons think about social cohesion, multiculturalism and the risk of further unrest on their streets? We commissioned More In Common, a polling firm, to find out. The responses, from a representative national sample, add to the evidence that matters have got worse.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Expecting more riots”

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