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One hidden OBR nugget - the spending numbers for 2025 onwards may not have changed much but real spending per head will be flat or falling after this year - and note the fall since the last spending review.

How should we all behave in political life?

Check out the astonishing universal response on here to the sad news of Alistair Darling's death.

And then try to #belikeAlistair

Grace and humour are right. Darling took his job seriously but not all that went with it. I only dealt with him as a reporter but he struck me as someone you would want to have as a friend. Had interests beyond politics & seemed to see through the silliness of Westminster.

Seconding this. Newsnight was my first home in broadcast journalism and the Newsnight team my first BBC family. Many many films made there - whether ‘on the day’ or over weeks - that would not have been made anywhere else. A sad day.

Though the govt met the pledge to halve inflation - worth noting that inflation is being revised UP in these new forecasts. Despite lower gas prices. OBR inflation forecast for end of 2023 now 1.9ppt higher than in March and 2024 forecast is 2.8ppt higher.

Key nugget from OBR: the windfall which the Chancellor just spent on tax cuts “is mainly a reflection of a £19.1bn erosion in the real value of departmental spending.” That’s the “significant and growing risk to our forecast” - ticking time bomb for the next parliament.

season finale! Stephanie Flanders hears from Daryna Krasnolutska why ukraine's women are so crucial to the recovery, also feat Marc Champion Alex Isakov and Marta Foresti from ODI
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Ukraine needs its women back, to rebuild and thrive.

Women are vital to all economies and societies. And those who migrate bring back new skills, experiences, networks and financial resources.

What a pleasure to discuss with legendary Stephanie Flanders 👇

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Claims that “Lithium is the new oil” are overblown, says Jim Cust but there are ways to escape the poverty of geology. @Worldbank

Yes, sorry, this is about Taylor Swift presale not economics. Anyone else had trouble getting into @ticketmasterIre waiting rm? It’s not recognising my Swift-obsessed right to enter even tho registered to right email. She’s beside herself - last day to use her precious code!

“Not Made in China” is a label that both Biden and Modi want to see more of - but it’s tough going. We find out why parents in India are leaving Indian-made toys on the shelf.

PM Kishida chose Hiroshima for G7 to stand for the dangers of conflict. But down the road, the city is cranking out the weapons to help him double the defence budget. Hear how Japan is negotiating Asia’s new geopolitical fault-lines with @ynohara Richard McGregor Rory Medcalf

SOON: We're on @TwitterSpaces at 12 PM BST to discuss the globalization and The Gulf ahead of the #QatarEconomicForum with:

🎙️Stephanie Flanders
🎙️Tom Orlik
🎙️ Ziad Daoud

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Check out our latest Stephanomics podcast as we look at the surge in prices of making some of Europe's top dishes: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Stephanie Flanders Molly Smith Domenico Lombardi

If regional bank crises can even hit pickle ball prospects - should the Fed be more worried about the fallout for the broader economy?

For all things domestic and galactic, see you at 9 on BBC One! #bbclaurak

Why are falling birth rates a cause for concern? Listen to Laura and Stephanie Flanders in our latest podcast episode, where they unpack how the economy strains birthing people and much more. Subscribe and listen to this week's #podcast here: bit.ly/3KrweS6 #BirthRates