Rethink - The Great British Baby Bust

Amol Rajan and guests look at why British birth rates have declined so much. Can we - should we - try to reverse this and how will we pay for the health and care needs of our growing elderly population?

GUESTS

Prof Sarah Harper, Director and Clore Professor of Gerontology, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing

Miatta Fahnbulleh, CEO, New Economics Foundation

Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies

David Runciman - Professor of Politics, University of Cambridge

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producer: Rob Walker
Editor: Kirsty Reid

Published on Tuesday, 4th January 2022.

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