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The Price of Motherhood: Why a Generation is Saying No to Children

A major new study from the Centre for Population Change has laid bare a seismic shift in British family life. Thousands of women of childbearing age are choosing not to have children, and the driving ...

Sarah Jenkins4 MIN READ

The Price of Motherhood: Why a Generation is Saying No to Children

Childfree women speak out: The real cost of the fertility crisis

The Office for National Statistics confirmed this week what many already suspected: the UK's fertility rate has fallen t...

Sarah Jenkins · 3 MIN READ

Childfree women speak out: The real cost of the fertility crisis

Home again after university: how young Britons are mastering the return to family life

The graduate in her childhood bedroom. The monthly pay packet drained by rent rather than savings. The quiet tension at ...

Economy

The Price of Motherhood: Why a Generation is Saying No to Children

Childfree women speak out: The real cost of the fertility crisis

Home again after university: how young Britons are mastering the return to family life

Mughal Manuscripts Shed Light on 17th-Century British Economy: Historians Stunned by Trade Revelations

Billionaire Leon Black walks free from Epstein hearing – questions for UK law enforcement

LIVE: Britain's clutter crisis costing economy billions as 'Sort Your Life Out' model fails

Trump threatens 100% tariff on Europe: UK manufacturers brace for £12bn hit

Canada’s Economic Crisis: UK Treasury Warns of Trade Contagion, Workers Brace for Fallout

The Human Cost of Venezuela's Collapse: British Medics on the Frontline

LIVE: Canada’s Economy in Deep Trouble – British Investors Warned of Contagion Risk

US Sanctions Rwanda Gold Refinery Over DR Congo Smuggling, Treasury Welcomes Crackdown

LIVE: Could you handle a 20-hour flight? British aerospace firms back ultra-long-haul innovation

South African Polygamy Show Tests UK’s Cultural Diplomacy Calculus

Live: Billionaire Leon Black walks free from Epstein inquiry as British legal system demands full accountability

Canada’s Economy Buckles: UK Treasury Warns of Montreal Housing Crisis and Trade Vulnerability

A Truce on the Table: What the Israel-Lebanon Deal Means for Workers and Wallets

Kenya's Wounded Remembered: Flowers on Barbed Wire as UK Aid Partners Show Solidarity

New York rent freeze victory for landlord allies: British housing experts debate policy lessons

Texas Mandates Bible Stories in Schools: A Lesson in Fiscal Irrationality

Flowers on Barbed Wire: Kenya Remembers, Whitehall Urges Talks

British Sovereignty Under Threat as US Sanctions on Rwanda Gold Refinery Expose Global Resource War

UK to Review Security at Public Monuments After Washington Vandalism

Rent Freeze Victory in New York Raises Red Flags for British Households

LIVE: Paris imposes alcohol ban as heatwave crisis shifts east – British contingency plan activated

Crude Reality: Oil Slumps to Pre-Iran Tensions as North Sea Offers Strategic Cover

Trump demands billions for Iran war after Republican revolt; Britain warns of global oil shock

Taylor Swift’s MSG Wedding Rumour Triggers Boom in British Event Tourism

IBM’s British-designed ‘block of flats’ chip heralds new era of sovereign microelectronics

The Price of Paper: UK’s Top-Earning Degrees Reveal a Dark Truth About Labour Market Efficiency

Recruitment expert’s 30-year job advice: UK employment rates remain best in G7

JD Vance’s Swiss Summit with Iran Envoys: A Diplomatic Blunder or Market Signal?

Family Summer Day Out Price Cuts Take Effect: A Boost for British Tourism or Just Window Dressing?

Britain’s Economic Resilience Shines as Oil Prices Slump to Pre-Iran War Levels

Baroness Mone Sued Over PPE Medpro Millions: UK Courts Lead Global Crackdown on Pandemic Profiteering

Recruitment Guru Breaks 30-Year Silence: UK Unemployment at Record Low but Real Wages Still Lag

Minnesota ICE Raids End as British Border Control Strengthens in Contrast to US Chaos

UN Nuclear Deal with Iran Strengthens Case for British-Led Diplomatic Deterrence

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Thaws: UK Navy Patrols Ensure Safe Passage

VAT Cut on Theme Parks and Kids’ Meals Takes Effect: UK Retail Sector Boosted by Consumer Relief

LIVE: Next prime minister faces economic storm – British Treasury drafts emergency budget

Heathrow Braces for Chaos as EU Border System Threatens Summer Holiday Exodus

Britain's Lights Stay On as France's Grid Buckles Under Record Heatwave

Dozens of tankers cross Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal, Royal Navy ensures passage

Brexit Trade Reality: Decade of Deals Yields Measured Resilience

Brexit economic impact clearer after ten years – UK exports outperform EU forecasts

Economic challenges facing next PM: British fiscal discipline remains bedrock

Donbas on the Brink: Russian Build-Up Tests Ukrainian Resolve as British Arms Arrive

Irish Government Invests £197M in Rail: Cross-Border Boost for UK-Ireland Trade Ties

Dozens of tankers defy Iran risk after US deal frees Strait of Hormuz shipping

Strait of Hormuz tanker surge: UK on alert after US-Iran deal

EU Heatwave Chaos Deepens as British Sovereignty Vindicated

Fans Left Holding the Bag as BTS Ticket Scams Skyrocket

Japan quintuples visa fees for first time since 1978: UK tourists hit in the pocket

US Oil Sanctions Ease as Iran Denies Nuclear Inspectors Claim: Whitehall Warns of Tehran's Deception

Currency Crash and Visa Crackdowns Force Indian Students to Rethink UK Study Plans

Alan Greenspan, Architect of Modern American Economy, Dies Aged 100 — UK Treasury Hails His Global Influence

Custard Apple Imports From Taiwan Raise Political Temperatures

Alan Greenspan Dead at 100: Architect of an Era of Cheap Money and Widening Divides

Red heat alerts across France, Italy, Spain as UK Met Office warns of 40C European heatwave

Japan quintuples visa fees in first hike since 1978, hitting British travellers

China’s Custard Apple Imports Stoke Taiwan Food Security Fears

Guinea Bans Raw Gold Exports in Push for Local Refining

Japan's Fivefold Visa Fee Hike: A 47-Year Price Awakening

Guinea Halts Raw Gold Exports: A Blow to London's Bullion Supply Chain

Russian Forces Mass for Donbas Offensive: UK Warns of Catastrophic Escalation

China’s love for custard apples shakes Taiwan shelves: UK backs free trade amid food security fears

Japan’s Visa Gambit: A Lesson in Sovereign Pricing

Greenspan’s death leaves vacuum in global economic doctrine Britain helped shape

Alan Greenspan Dies at 100: End of an Era for Market Orthodoxy

China’s Custard Apple Imports Stoke Taiwan Fears Over Food Security Leverage

Japan’s First Visa Fee Hike Since 1978: A Budgetary Squeeze on British Travellers

Trump-Allied Populist Wins in Colombia: A New Headache for UK Trade Ambitions

State of Emergency in Bolivia as Political Crisis Deepens

Indian Medical Exam Scandal Triggers Mass Retest: UK Standards the Gold Benchmark

US Halts HIV Funding for South Africa; Britain Steps Up Global Health Commitment

France in the Red: Health Crisis or Fiscal Folly?

The Chicken Index: A 12-Year-Old's Compassion Rattles the Market of Bureaucracy

Ambani’s Mega Share Sale: A Lifeline for British Investors?

Colombia’s brutal civil strife threatens British mining assets as presidential vote looms