November 14th 2023.
Ranil Jayawardena, the former Conservative minister, has recently suggested a solution to the UK's migrant crisis: more sex leading to more babies. He believes that this could help to solve the structural problems of an ageing population and declining birth rate.
During a conversation with conservative Sir Edward Leigh, Jayawardena asked if he would agree that the ageing population is a contributing factor to the decline. Sir Edward Leigh, a father of six, jokingly responded by saying that he had personally made a contribution by having six children himself.
The statistics back up Jayawardena's conclusions. In 2018, the birth rate in England and Wales fell to the lowest since records began in 1938. The Office for National Statistics reported 624,828 live births in 2021, an increase of just 1.8% from 2020. Fertility levels among women also fell to its lowest level ever between 2010-2020.
Pope Francis has also urged Italians to have more sex in order to address their falling birth rates. He called on them to stop buying 'pets' and instead create children for the future of Italy. Unfortunately, Italy recorded a record-low number of live births in 2020, 392,598, and an elevated number of deaths, 713,499.
These statistics demonstrate the severity of the issue. It's clear that something needs to be done to address the declining birth rate and ageing population. Jayawardena's suggestion may be an answer to this problem, and would certainly be better than relying solely on immigration to address the issue.
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