with Connie McLaughlin
Connie asks: what's stopping Scots having more babies?
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A record number of people are living in Scotland, topping 5.5m for the first time last year. But deaths have outnumbered births for the last decade, so why is the population still rising? The simple answer is more people are moving to Scotland than leaving, and most of the arrivals are coming from overseas. Scottish ministers say the country's population growth depends on this positive net migration, however, it is not without its controversy. Back door routes to the UK, such as people arriving on small boats, continue to hit the headlines. But it is front door routes, like international student visas, which account for most of Scotland's recent immigration boom.
Connie asks - what's stopping Scots having more babies?
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Scissor Sisters
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Shania Twain
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
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Miley Cyrus
Secrets (feat. Lindsey Buckingham & Mick Fleetwood)
- Something Beautiful (Deluxe).
- Columbia.
- 14.
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Snow Patrol
Spitting Games
- (CD Single).
- Parlophone.
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Lizzo
Juice
- Atlantic.
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Barry White
You're the First, the Last, My Everything
- Barry White - The Collection.
- Mercury.
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Ace of Base
The Sign
- Now 27 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Blondie
Picture This
- Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
- EMI.
- 3.
Broadcast
- Wed 8 Oct 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
