The real reason Britain stopped having babies | CapX

Reem Ibrahim wrote an article for CapX on the fertility gap and how economic growth can help.

The article said:

"Ultimately, the fertility crisis is a symptom of deeper economic malaise. A world where young people feel too financially constrained, and too overregulated, to start families. Government spending can’t buy more babies. But economic freedom can remove the barriers that stop people from having them.

"That means liberalising planning rules so families can afford homes. Deregulating childcare so new parents can find affordable options that suit them. Making work more flexible, so careers and children don’t have to compete.

"Britain needs to get the government out of the way of family life. We need to start letting people have the children they already want, and the freedom to create Britain’s future."

Read the full article here.