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  1. So what's going on here?
    1) An overall falling birth rate, below replacement level in a rich country like the UK, is a GOOD THING.
    2) If poorer families are disproportionately unlikely to have children, that is a BAD THING.
    3) #DemographicSlowdown does bring challenges but they can be addressed. Clue: expect lots of #ClimateRefugees in coming decades.

    Bridget Phillipson says she wants more young people in UK to have children | Bridget Phillipson |
    archive.ph/X2NJ1
    #population #BirthRate