Elena Siniscalco

Sep 5, 2023 | msn.com | Elena Siniscalco

With Parliament back, both parties need to focus on what’s going to matter to voters in the next months: housing and energy prices will be top issues, together with questions on net zero, writes Elena Siniscalco After what seemed like an endless summer recess, Parliament is back on this week, with a distinctive back-to-school feeling. Some MPs look a bit disoriented, like they need some help to remember what’s going to matter in the upcoming months.

Sep 4, 2023 | cityam.com | Elena Siniscalco

Today, healthcare company Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss treatment Wegovy in the UK. The injection drug, which works by suppressing appetite, will be available through a “controlled and limited launch”. Brits will be able to get it through the NHS weight management scheme or private healthcare professionals. The drug is incredibly popular in the US, where it is prescribed to obese or overweight people with related conditions. Patients pay as much as $1,350 each month to get the treatment.

Sep 4, 2023 | msn.com | Elena Siniscalco

To move our country forward, we need economic growth to provide jobs and prosperity. Luckily, the professional and financial services of the Square Mile are here to help, writes Chris Hayward The United Kingdom urgently needs economic growth, because a growing economy means more investment, more jobs, and more funding for public services. Very few issues are more important to the country’s short-term wellbeing or long-term security than creating economic growth.

Aug 31, 2023 | msn.com | Elena Siniscalco

The Conservatives have no new solutions or ideas for migration, crime, and pretty much everything else. They can’t even turn old ideas into good policies, writes Will Cooling This has been the quietest British politics has been for over a decade.

Aug 31, 2023 | cityam.com | Elena Siniscalco

The UK has offered jobs to refugees from Ukraine and Hong Kong. But many skilled refugees from Afghanistan or Syria are still treated differently, and struggle to find work, writes Elena SiniscalcoLee arrived in the UK in January this year from Hong Kong, thanks to a British National Overseas visa. Despite having decades of experience in brand and event management, he hasn’t found a job. Even as his friends in accounting or programming were snapped up and he was ignored, he’s still hopeful.