The global decline in birth rates is driven by a complex combination of skyrocketing housing and childcare costs that make raising a family financially out of reach for many, shifting social dynamics and dating cultural hurdles that lead young adults to prioritise their education, careers, and personal autonomy, a growing normalisation of the childfree lifestyleContinue reading “No Cradle, No Capital, No Kids”
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Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out
London could become a ‘childless city’ as pupil numbers fall, schools close and families move out due to spiralling costs of transport and housing, teachers claim. It is also claimed that declining birth rates and new-build apartments taking the place of family homes are contributing to the decline, which began before Brexit and COVID but hasContinue reading “Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out”
