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Social change: Key issues for the 2015 Parliament

This section of the Key Issues 2015 publication focuses on areas such as immigration, population, relations and end of life.

Controlling immigration: is the number up for the target?
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Examines opinion and policies on immigration, which is seen as one of the public's most important issues

Personal relationships
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Looks at calls for reform of family law to reflect social change, including trends in cohabitation and divorce

Mental health stigma
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Anti-stigma campaigns and the growing profile of mental health issues have helped to change views and dispel misconceptions

Challenges of an ageing population
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How will future Governments deal with ever-greater pressure on public finances due to the rise in the elderly population?

The right to die and assisted suicide
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Examines public and medical opinion on assisted suicide and the courts' interpretation of the law

Funerals and space for burials
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Can people afford the cost of dying and will there be space for a burial if this is what they choose?

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