Eir Nolsøe

Economics Correspondent

Eir Nolsøe is Economics Correspondent at The Telegraph covering stories on government tax and spend, the labour market and monetary policy. She has a special interest in migration and people seeking asylum. Previously, she worked as a data journalist at the Financial Times, YouGov and the Bank of England. Email her at eir.nolsoe@telegraph.co.uk or find her on X @eirnolsoe

Number of disabled young people doubles in 12 years

Mental health conditions including anxiety and depression are fuelling rise in benefits claim

Eir Nolsøe 4 Nov 2025, 5:36pm

UK’s national debt grows at fastest rate of any advanced economy

Only the US and Spain have seen similar rises to Britain, whose level has tripled in the last 20 years

Eir Nolsøe 2 Nov 2025, 7:00am
Markets Reeves to raise taxes faster than any chancellor in half a century

Chris Price 31 Oct 2025, 5:57pm
Middle class households to pay off £500m worth of energy debts

Average families expected to see £5 added to their bills in ‘phase one’ of new policy

Eir Nolsøe 30 Oct 2025, 8:00am

Record rise in the number of children growing up in workless homes

Benefit spending surges amid a sharp rise in sickness and disability claims since the pandemic

Eir Nolsøe 29 Oct 2025, 4:19pm
Reeves to repeat ‘once in a parliament’ Budget raid, City predicts

Barclays forecasts that the Chancellor will look for £41.7bn in tax rises

Eir Nolsøe 29 Oct 2025, 2:44pm
‘Ridiculous’ to blame OBR for Budget mess, says Hunt

Former chancellor argues Reeves must take responsibility for impact of record-breaking tax rises

Eir Nolsøe 29 Oct 2025, 9:00am
Reeves hires economist who said Brexit made UK poorer

Adviser described leaving the EU as a shock that damaged British prosperity

Eir Nolsøe 28 Oct 2025, 6:20pm
Paddy Power co-founder: I regret my role in online betting boom

Stewart Kenny calls for higher taxes on gambling industry to ensure bookies ‘act responsibly’

Eir Nolsøe 28 Oct 2025, 3:54pm
Starmer’s workers’ rights bill could cost Britons £1,000 each

Blow to living standards would further harm the UK’s economic prospects, economists warn

Eir Nolsøe 28 Oct 2025, 8:30am

Britain’s economy may be turning a corner. Another tax raid would send it backwards

If not careful, Reeves’s Budget could crush the silently growing optimism in UK productivity

Eir Nolsøe 28 Oct 2025, 6:00am
Robots can save Britain’s economy from its ageing population

Automation could prop up a growing number of pensioners as the workforce shrinks

Eir Nolsøe 25 Oct 2025, 7:00am
France plots US-style tax raid on expats to help fix debt crisis

High-earners could be forced to pay levies for a decade after leaving under new hard-Left proposal

Eir Nolsøe 24 Oct 2025, 11:37am
Soaring demand for gold sparks unexpected rise in retail sales

Jewellers report strong market for precious metal amid geopolitical turmoil

Eir Nolsøe 24 Oct 2025, 10:15am
Britain must cut welfare spending, warns JP Morgan

Investment bank says Rachel Reeves should not tinker with repeated tax rates ahead of Budget

Eir Nolsøe 23 Oct 2025, 7:12pm
Reeves may not be able to resist a stealth raid on VAT

Exemptions from this tax cost the Exchequer £80bn a year that it can’t afford to lose

Eir Nolsøe 21 Oct 2025, 7:00am
Italy to raise tax on super-rich foreigners by 50pc in blow to wealthy non-doms

Giorgia Meloni aims to appease voters’ anger over preferential treatment of rich migrants

Eir Nolsøe 17 Oct 2025, 6:44pm
Labour warned that more tax rises will crush jobs market

Accountants sound alarm as Chancellor scrambles to raise money without breaking manifesto pledges

Eir Nolsøe 17 Oct 2025, 6:00am
Reeves should cut benefits to regain credibility, says IFS

Bond markets regard reducing welfare spending as key to repairing public finances

Eir Nolsøe 16 Oct 2025, 6:00am
Renters need to earn at least £40,000 to afford a room in London

Renting in UK hits record high as minimum wage earners are locked out of affordable housing

Eir Nolsøe 15 Oct 2025, 8:00am
UK faces worst living standards growth in the West, warns IMF

Rachel Reeves admits economy ‘feels stuck’ but vows ‘I am going to deal with it’

Szu Ping Chan 14 Oct 2025, 10:30pm
Wall Street boss warns of ‘cockroaches’ in $3tn debt market

Chris Price 14 Oct 2025, 7:29pm