Seven Links

1. BBC News – More UK births than any year since 1972, says ONS
2. Posen – The global economy is now distinctly Victorian – FT.com
3. Goodhart – Simple solution to UK productivity puzzle – FT.com
4. Alex Hern – How zero-hours contracts hide real unemployment
5. Britmouse – It’s Still Price Stability All the Way to Tokyo – also these two (I, II) round ups.
6. Less Wrong – How to Measure Anything
7. BBC News – Have pub beer gardens now become smoking gardens?