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Does Britain Need a New Baby Boom?
Demographer and author Paul Morland says people with children should pay less tax and get more benefits to increase the birth rate.
The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson recently warned that Britain鈥檚 declining birth rate could have 鈥渨orrying repercussions for society.鈥�
Demographer Paul Morland agrees. He says the trend towards an older society with fewer young people risks serious social and economic consequences.
The author of 'No One Left' tells Amol that he would change the tax system to benefit parents, subsidise childcare and rethink the way we teach sex education in our schools.
They also discuss immigration and the impact that a growing population has on the climate.
