For some, it will be a cause for celebration, for others, a portent of worse to come. The UK’s Office of National Statistics – Britain’s equivalent to the US Census Bureau – revealed this week that, for the first time since records began, a majority of babies were born out of wedlock in England and Wales in 2021. To be clear, the survey does not cover the entirety of the UK. However, as far back as 2008, most Scottish babies were born out wedlock, while in Northern Ireland - whose population is a small proportion of the UK’s - the rate was already 44 per cent in 2015. We can confidently say this milestone probably covers the entire UK, and includes mothers who were unmarried or not in a civil partnership.
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for some, it will be a cause for celebration, for others, a portent of worse to come. the uk’s office of national statistics – britain’s equ...
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