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Britain’s baby bust
Season 2 · Episode 3

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?

Trendy · Tortoise Media

January 25, 202440m 52s

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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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