A GB News guest has claimed that Glaswegians are dying due to “deep-fried heroin”.
During his appearance on the broadcaster’s Headliners programme, comedian Paul Cox was discussing a story titled “the depressing reason UK teenagers say they don’t want kids”.
The show, which aired on the evening of Tuesday, February 13, was hosted by Josh Howie who was joined by Cox and American comic Lewis Schaffer.
According to research by University College London UCL, more than a third of teenagers surveyed in England don’t want children.
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The Telegraph reported that some of the 16-18-year-olds surveyed said they were put off by the “turbulent state of the world” and climate change.
Cox did not seem to buy into this idea however and claimed that the “idea this is a bad place to bring people into for me is for the birds”.
He continued: “Human civilisation is at the most advanced point it has ever been at. Obviously because this is, we are at that point in time.
“Medicine, technology, infrastructure has got to the point which enables people to live to an average age in the west of nearly 100 years.”
The host then briefly interjected to say “not in Glasgow” to which Cox replied: “Not in Glasgow but then, you know, that’s something to do with deep-fried heroin or something. But I just do not get this argument.”
According to figures released by the National Records of Scotland for the period 2020-22, the average male life expectancy in Glasgow City was 72.95 while the average female life expectancy was 78.18.
UCL research also suggested that anxiety surrounding pregnancy and childbirth were one of the reasons girls gave for deciding against wanting children.
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Other reasons cited in the study was that teenagers felt nervous at the idea of being a parent.
In total, nearly 1000 sixth-form pupils were surveyed in 20 schools across England between May 2021 and July 2022.
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