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Charlie Stross May 15, 2023

Low birthrate is UK’s top priority, Tory MP tells rightwing conference

A Conservative MP has claimed the UK’s low birthrate is the most pressing policy issue of the generation and is caused in part by “cultural Marxism”

They're getting ready to go full forced-birther white supremacist here, aren't they https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/15/low-birthrate-is-uk-top-priority-tory-mp-tells-rightwing-conference-miriam-cates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Low birthrate is UK’s top priority, Tory MP tells rightwing conference

‘Cultural Marxism’ and excessive education among factors causing existential threat, says Miriam Cates

The Guardian

@cstross Maybe - just maybe people will have more kids if they can afford them. Childcare costs are through the roof - for my wife to work, we would have to put the kids into some form of day care. To pay for the day care, my wife would have to work full time with all her pay (and potentially some extra) going towards the daycare.

We are lucky and can afford things on just my pay but if that were not the case, I'm not sure we would have been able to afford kids...