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The baby bust: how Britain’s falling birthrate is creating alarm in the economy
Having children has become an unaffordable luxury for many of her generation, says Vanessa, a 35-year-old project manager living in Brighton. “My friends who managed to start a family, without exception, all received large sums of money from their parents …