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Scotcast

Why we need more babies

May 5, 2025
28:22

Scots are, on average, having fewer children than ever before. And our population is ageing rapidly.

We ask demographer Paul Morland, author of ‘No One Left: Why the World Needs More Children’, why our falling birth rate is such a big problem – and how we can fix it.

And Kryptonite: Martin responds to Laura and Natalie’s allegation he had no idea what he was talking about.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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