The hits just keep on coming......
Women are having more children than at any time since the 1970s, with almost one in four born to foreign mothers, official figures show.
A third of those were born to British mothers and the rest to women originally from overseas.
One factor in the rise is the tendency for foreign-born mothers, particularly from the Indian sub-continent, to have large families.
On average, foreign women have 2.5 children each, rising to almost five for those from Pakistan, and 3.9 from Bangladesh.
The number of babies born to British mothers is also increasing, but lags far behind immigrants at an average of 1.7 children each.
......The ONS has predicted the UK population could reach 71 million by 2031, with migrants and their UK-born children accounting for 69 per cent of that growth. Part of the reason for the explosion is Eastern European women, particularly Poles, having more children in Britain.
ZIP
Demographics, thats the key.
Posted by: Elric66 | July 10, 2008 at 09:59 PM
Doing some redecorating WZ?
Posted by: Elric66 | July 10, 2008 at 10:02 PM
You like?
Posted by: ZIP | July 10, 2008 at 10:17 PM
How have the Brits become so incredibly stupid?
Liberalism will destroy Britain once and for all.
Posted by: Bob | July 10, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Looks fabulous, Zip.
The Brits have been cowed by political correctness. And I understand that they have among the highest fertility rates among the Euros.
Posted by: atheling | July 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Thx atheling.....
Posted by: ZIP | July 11, 2008 at 08:09 AM
I cant believe You went green WZ. :-)
Looks good. Shocked me the first time though. I thought I went to a different site.
Posted by: Elric66 | July 11, 2008 at 08:17 AM