Trendy: Britain’s baby bust
Why aren’t we having as many children as we used to, what are the consequences of that, and what, if anything, can we do about it?
The News Meeting · The Observer
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Show Notes
Across the western world birth rates are declining. Why aren’t we having as many children as we used to? Is there still a link between marriage and having children? And what can policy makers be doing about the falling birth rate?
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Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
Producer: Rebecca Moore
Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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