Britain’s birth rate has crashed. It is likely to recover
Immigrants to the rescue, again
Across london, primary schools are under threat. In Tulse Hill, in the south of the capital, parents and local politicians are trying to save Fenstanton Primary School, pleading that it is “the beating heart” of a poor neighbourhood. Lambeth Council is likely to shut it anyway, citing a sharp decline in the number of young children in the area. The school could hold 630 pupils. It had just 271 in January.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Bust and boom”
Britain November 2nd 2024
- Britain’s budget is heavy on spending but light on reform
- The extreme right after the riots in Britain
- Britain’s birth rate has crashed. It is likely to recover
- A growing number of Britons live on canal boats
- Meet one of Britain’s most influential, least understood people
- Britain’s Labour Party has forgotten how to be nice
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