Britain is ageing slower than other countries, and in a good way
Crucially, cities are forever young
Demography moves slowly, but it has a scary inexorability. The first release of data from the 2021 census of England and Wales has caused alarm by showing a rise in the number of old people and a fall in the number of very young children. Paul Morland, author of “The Human Tide”, warned in the Sunday Times newspaper that Britain is entering a “population winter”. He even suggested that the state should encourage procreation by taxing childless people.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Autumn leaves”
Britain July 16th 2022
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- Conservative candidates reveal “the British dream”
- Boris Johnson still has plans for his last weeks in office
- Britain is ageing slower than other countries, and in a good way
- The British Army has a new focus and outdated equipment
- Shakespeare and the revival of Prescot
- Britain’s prime minister becomes a rotten presidency
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