Britain’s baby bust
01/25/24 • 40 min
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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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?
Email: [email protected]
Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
Producer: Rebecca Moore
Executive producer: Jasper Corbett
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