https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/feed/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:58:46 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-GB https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13156 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13156 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:52:24 +0000 Ocean Lover The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has done a lot of talking recently about the urgent need to address climate change (including a lot of waffle at last years COP26 summit). And now I’ve discovered he has 7 children! He’s not exactly walking the walk is he?

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13158 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13158 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:01:03 +0000 Freebird I’m not sure about the ethics of imposing a limit on family size, but 7 is certainly increasing your carbon footprint.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13163 https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/should-there-be-a-maximum-family-size/#post-13163 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:28:49 +0000 DayWalker I’ve tried to calculate roughly how much the population would increase by in the next 10 years if every new couple had 7 children. It’s a bigger number than I can deal with. Perhaps Boris Johnson knows?

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