https://t.co/auKnZLb72a I sat down with Kemi Badenoch, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the bookies' favourite for next leader of the Conservative Party, in Tokyo yesterday. She had a lot to say about Labour's prawn cocktail offensive 2.0, toilets and Brexit.

✍️ 'Long before Labour came to power, Rachel Reeves’s big promise to young voters was that they would no longer be paid less because of their age' | Writes @eirnolsoe 'But the result has been that many young people now don’t get paid at all' Read more 👇 https://t.co/xnxkvkqj8V

The #fiscalframework has failed to place public debt on a sustainable path. Am I worried? More than just a bit. Good to talk through this issue. 🎩 @eirnolsoe @asentance @LiamHalligan @EconObservatory @CamEcon @EconSteveM @Econdixon @dsmitheconomics https://t.co/T9ScDgpCt6

🇬🇧 Reeves Will Tax Rich To Fill Balck Hole ▫‘Fair’ Chancellor to protect working families while those better off ‘contribute more’ ▫@nickgutteridge @eirnolsoe ▫ https://t.co/hLdFw9fuhI #frontpagestoday #UK @Telegraph

In our national debate on our precarious fiscal position in advance of #Budget2025, we are missing a question on the appropriate size of the state, which just seems too large. 🎩 @eirnolsoe @CamEcon @EconObservatory https://t.co/JYeGVRyvy9

Russia’s war in Ukraine has forged a new “middle class”: soldiers and their families, but also blue-collar workers in defense industries, where wages in metalworking have surged 78% since 2021. Soldiers earn about $2,000 a month, with bonuses, tax breaks, and mortgages; families

How ‘Deathonomics’ is transforming Russian society - good, detailed piece by @eirnolsoe and @Tim_Wallace on why the war has been such a boon for left-behind regions https://t.co/QoCZie4ixD

🇬🇧 Starmer's Pledge On Tax Thrown Into Chaos ▫PM refuses to rule out raid on working people to plug £51bn black hole ▫@Tony_Diver @Tim_Wallace @genevieve_holl @eirnolsoe ▫ https://t.co/jls4vx0TVS #frontpagestoday #UK @Telegraph

What is the economic impact of 39% of trade tariffs on Swiss exports to the USA as Switzerland is among the most impacted countries? Our key takeaways in the latest article from The Daily Telegraph by @eirnolsoe @Telegraph : #TradeWar #Pictet #Switzerland https://t.co/5UH1VgcOQW

~6,500 #Syrian asylum seekers stranded in #UK after govt froze apps after Assad fall. Delays cost govt $$ to accom people etc. Experts warning #Syria poss not safe even 1yr from now & many apps ultimately approved anyway More @eirnolsoe @telegraph https://t.co/dlIpjDZX6w

"A naturally gifted broadcaster, he was a reassuringly authoritative presence who never pushed his own personality into the foreground, even though he felt deeply about the fate of the Ukrainian people." You can read @Telegraph's beautiful obituary here: https://t.co/uxYLvAo7DW

Scoop - Labour considers sending British offenders to Estonia to tackle the prison overcrowding crisis

The end of an era, no more secret language

📉 On Saturday, @eirnolsoe wrote her incredible piece on shrinking towns in England. She wanted a stat on what % of towns were decreasing, but the ONS had changed a lot of geographies since 2011...another task for data team and a key stat is her piece https://t.co/2LqPujGQTZ

Macron calling snap elections to fend off the far right and calm tensions has the same vibe as Cameron announcing the Brexit referendum so we could stop talking about Europe

Excl: Continuing arms sales to Israel would be a 'moral crime', says major Labour donor

Today's biz splash: Jeremy Hunt has said that it would be “utterly outrageous” for Ofwat to grant Thames Water’s demands for higher household bills as it faces potential insolvency

Glad to see someone finally making this point. The UK is far better than many other European countries (and certainly the Nordics) at integrating immigrants. Seems an overlooked success story in a polarised debate.

🇬🇧 Sickness Benefits Bill To Rise By A Third ▫Worklessness crisis fuels increase as welfare costs forecast to hit £90bn by end of decade ▫@Tim_Wallace @eirnolsoe @szupingc ▫ https://t.co/Z22J1T2KaS #frontpagestoday #UK @Telegraph 🇬🇧

Excl: Hunt forced to abandon plans for a package of support for first-time buyers in the Budget, after economic forecasts left him with little room for tax cuts

How China plans to save its economy by flooding the West with cheap cars - big read with @eirnolsoe