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but now, data scientists and demographers, like my guest today, stephen shaw, say we re actually facing a disastrous spiral of de population. why have birth rates declined dramatically and how much does it matter? stephen shaw, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. let s start with a basic fact. the world s population is still rising. at some point later this century, it s going to get to about 9.7 billion. and we can see the immense strain that our planet is already under in terms of resources, in terms of fragile ecosystems. and yet you seem to be saying that we as a species need to focus on having more babies. why? well, just to be clear, the reason the world s population is still growing has got nothing to do with births. births peaked in the planet around ten years ago, at around 143 million. today, that s down to around 135. we re already past peak birth as a planet. so, why is, confusingly, this total population increasing? it s because, thankfully, peopl ....
it does feel for you, doesn t it, rather like it s not stopped raining since the day you walked out of downing street to announce this election? well, what i d say is, i ve been out and about every day since this election campaign started, talking to people about the choice, as you said, at this election, because it s an important moment for our country. we ve been through a tough few years and i do believe, at this point, we have turned a corner and now is the chance for us to build on the progress that we ve made. and i want to deliver a more secure future for everyone in our country, and i believe i m the right person to do that. because we ve got a plan that is clearly working on the economy although, of course, there s more to go and i m prepared to take the bold action that s necessary to do that. and that s what i m energised to talk to people about. we ll talk about the plan, we ll talk about the policy. first of all, though, and you know that this is what p ....
Financial advisory St James's Place said on Tuesday that net inflows had more than halved in Q1 but said funds under management had grown on the back of solid investment returns. ....