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Are lower birth rates a good or a bad thing?

There was a 10% drop in birth rates between 2021 and 2022, according to recent figures from the C...

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08.00 8 Nov 2024


Are lower birth rates a good or a bad thing?


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There was a 10% drop in birth rates between 2021 and 2022, according to recent figures from the CSO.  But is this drop in birth rates a worrying trend or a solution to overpopulation?  

We speak to Dr Paul Morland, author of No One Left: Why the World Needs More Children and Gina Beach, an American writer who is child free and based in Wales. 


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