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The Great British Baby Bust

Episode 2 of 5

Amol Rajan and his guests look at why British birth rates have declined so much and ask if there'll be enough young people paying taxes to support our elderly in the future?

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?

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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

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42 minutes

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  • Tue 4 Jan 2022 09:00
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