article_snippet: It is now almost 300,000.
article_snippet: The report is based on the British Social Attitudes Survey, a long-running poll of 3,000 residents.
article_snippet: But former home secretary David Blunkett was unrepentant about the party’s record, saying: ‘
article_snippet: I’m confident that it was the right decision, even though very few people now will stand up for it was the right decision.