Tuesday 21 February 2012

LSE in print

No blacklisting costly drugs, trusts told
The Daily Telegraph, 21/02/2012, p.10, Stephen Adams; Rowena Mason
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has produced new guidelines to prevent primary care trusts from blacklisting more expensive branded drugs. Research from the LSE has shown that efficiency is improved when hospitals compete.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9094442/No-blacklisting-costly-drugs-trusts-told.html|

CAM'S SHAM IS SLAMMED
The Daily Mirror, 21/02/2012, p.4, Tom Mctague
ACEVO is listed as attending yesterday's NHS summit. It is noted that an LSE report found patients who can't afford to pay for care spend longer in hospitals.

Only the inefficient need fear NHS competition
The Daily Telegraph, 21/02/2012, p.23, Unattributed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9093565/Only-the-inefficient
-need-fear-NHS-competition.html
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Families should adopt this baby
The Times, 21/02/2012, p.4, Jeremy Hazlehurst
Recent research from the London School of Economics indicates that family businesses are often poorly run and it is debated that their next generations would benefit from MBAs.

Boris v Ken: debate launches renewed battle to run London
The Guardian, 21/02/2012, p.13, Hélène Mulholland
New polls have shown Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone are neck in neck in the London mayoral election contest. There is pressure on the two candidates to avoid committing gaffes which could harm their campaigns. Tony Travers of the LSE is mentioned.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/feb/20/london-mayoral-race-begins?newsfeed=true|

Powerscourt spins away from News Corp briefings
The Daily Telegraph, 21/02/2012, p.5, Anna White
Comment: Last week, a Times diarist reminded readers of the 'impressive' credentials of Rory Godson's PR agency Powerscourt. The article listed spinning for BP on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and for London School of Economics on its ties to Libya.

WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING
City AM, 20/02/2012, p.2, Unattributed
LSE research has shown that NHS hospitals competing saves money, according to a patient study.

LSE online

Rishi Kapoor inaugurates India Week at London School of Economics
Digital Spy - Feb 21 at 3:58 GMT Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor was in London yesterday (February 20) to inaugurate the LSE India Week. The '70s legend, who recently received accolades for his role as Rauf Lala in Agneepath, said that he was delighted to attend the event."It's a funny mix,...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a366921/rishi-kapoor-inaugurates-india-week-at-london-school-of-economics.html|

Irish president visiting London
BBC - Feb 21 at 3:48 GMT be attending a function at the Irish Centre in Camden. The president will make a speech at the London School of Economics entitled 'Of public intellectuals, universities and a democratic crisis'. He will...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17101436|

How CEOs spend their time can define an organization
Quad-Cities Online - Feb 21 at 1:55 GMT organization. How you spend that time is a subject of a new study conducted by scholars from the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School.One of the central findings of the study, so far, is...
http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=582219|

L'Ecole d'économie de Paris fête ses cinq ans avec Joseph Stiglitz (translate)
Les Echos - Feb 21 at 1:23 GMT Villepin, alors Premier ministre, lance l'idée de créer �? Paris une institution capable de rivaliser avec la London School of Economics, le projet est accueilli avec la dose habituelle de scepticisme. Certes...
http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/grande-consommation/actu/0201908672985-l-ecole-d-economie-de-paris-fete-ses-cinq-
ans-avec-joseph-stiglitz-292163.php?xtor=RSS-2005
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Pressure mounts on PM over NHS summit
The Issue - THE ISSUE - Feb 21 at 0:20 GMT a 36% increase between 2001 and 2010.
The summit coincides with the publication of a study by the London School of Economics that shows forcing NHS hospitals to compete with one another saves money and...
http://www.theissue.co.uk/domestic-news/pressure-mounts-on-pm-over-nhs-
summit/
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Malawi sliding towards violent anarchy
Nyasa Times - Feb 21 at 0:10 GMT own Thandika-way, that listening is a virtue. That’s the listening that I am talking about. *Linje Manyozo, London School of Economics and Political Science P/S: Atupele Muluzi (despite my dislike for his...
http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/02/20/malawi-sliding-towards-violent-anarchy/|

Violence on Houghton Street as Palestine Society protest ends in a heated exchange
The Beaver - Liam - Feb 20 at 23:26 GMT Houghton Street was the scene of a violent altercation Monday, as a protest by the London School of Economics Students’ Union Palestine Society came to blows after water balloons were hurled at the protesters...
http://thebeaveronline.co.uk/2012/02/20/violence-on-houghton-street-as-palestinian-protesters-come-to-blows/|

Editorial | NHS overhaul: hospital pass
Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Feb 20 at 23:05 GMT brutal would require not merely decent reforms, but utterly transformative ones.
The sort of worthwhile efficiencies that an LSE study said competition within the public sector might achieve would be nothing like enough – and even these gains are unlikely...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/20/nhs-reform-hostility-cameron-lansley|

Tom Gallagher: Deficit de inteligenţă (translate)
În Linie Dreaptă - Monitorul - Feb 20 at 23:02 GMT György Schőpflin, fost profesor de ştiinţe politice la London School of Economics şi actual europarlamentar al Fidesz, a lansat recent un avertisment în direcţia României. Potrivit domniei sale, România are...
http://inliniedreapta.net/monitorul-neoficial/tom-gallagher-deficit-de-inteligenta/|

Syria: echoes of a paralyzed international community, Muath Al Wari
Open Democracy - Feb 20 at 22:27 GMT needed for a paralyzed international community. About the author Muath Al Wari is a graduate student at the London School of Economics. You can follow him @MuathAlWari Much has been written about the spectacular...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/muath-al-wari/syria-echoes-of-paralyzed-
international-community
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India Week 2012: Legendary actor Rishi Kapoor, to inaugurate week long activities on 20th FEB 2012
Punjab2000 - Feb 20 at 22:14 GMT celebrate the successes of India and engage in discussion over issues that hamper progress. Join students of the London School of Economics as we take this one week to celebrate the world's largest democracy...
http://www.punjab2000.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3263&Itemid=2|

Cosuri de gunoi ce transmit stiri (translate)
Omuletii Verzi - Omuletii Verzi - Feb 20 at 22:03 GMT de gunoi cu ecrane LCD ce vor transmite stiri, anunta Reuters. Ideea apartine unor fosti studenti de la London School of Economics, care au profitat de contextul Jocurilor Olimpice ce vor avea loc anul...
http://www.omuletiiverzi.ro/cosuri-de-gunoi-ce-transmit-stiri.html|

Economista americano Paul Krugman reconhecido em Lisboa (translate)
Ciência Hoje On Line - Feb 20 at 21:38 GMT da universidade de Princeton e cronista regular do The New York Times. Krugman é ainda «Centenary Professor» na London School of Economics, e foi laureado com o prémio bienal John Bates Clark (1991), com o...
http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=53147&op=all|

New Clinton documentary doesn't sugarcoat Lewinsky affair
St. Petersburg Times - Feb 20 at 20:56 GMT sold a line of handbags. In 2005, she left the U.S. and moved to London, attending the London School of Economics and graduating with a masters in social psychology in 2006. She has kept a low profile in recent...
http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article1216217.ece|

NHS reforms blog - David Cameron's health bill summit
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk - Claire Phipps, Patrick Butler - Feb 20 at 19:49 GMT those protesting.
11.36am: Our health correspondent, Denis Campbell, has reported this morning on a report from the London School of Economics, which says that competition between NHS hospitals can boost efficiency...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2012/feb/20/nhs-reforms-live-blog-cameron-summit|

Students clash at Israel Apartheid Week
Jewish Chronicle - Marcus Dysch - Feb 20 at 19:25 GMT Jewish students have clashed with anti-Israel protesters during a fight at the London School of Economics. A scuffle broke out between Jewish and Israeli students and demonstrators who had erected a mock...
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/63847/students-clash-israel-apartheid-week|

BoE urged to review UK exposure to high carbon investments
Government Opportunities - Antonia-Holmes - Feb 20 at 19:22 GMT E3G, The Green Alliance, Oxford University’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Carbon Tracker Initiative, the London School of Economics, and Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability...
http://www.govopps.co.uk/boe-urged-to-review-uk-exposure-to-high-carbon-investments/|

Competition produces 'non-trivial' savings in the health service
Health Insurance Magazine - Nigel Lowry - Feb 20 at 19:21 GMT LSE study suggests competitive pressures can generate efficiencies Further evidence that stimulating competition in the health service generates cost savings and improves efficiency is to be published today. A London...
http://www.hi-mag.com/health-insurance/product-area/pmi/article391726.ece|

Competition within NHS 'benefits hospitals'
Public Finance Magazine - Feb 20 at 18:47 GMT Research by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics found that patients being treated at NHS hospitals where there was a great deal of choice in the public sector spent less time...
http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2012/02/competition-within-nhs-benefits-hospitals/|

Politics live blog – Monday 20 February
Politics: Politics blog | guardian.co.uk - Andrew Sparrow - Feb 20 at 18:02 GMT care.There are more details on our NHS reforms live blog.
• A report by academics at the London School of Economics has found that NHS hospitals that compete with each other become more efficient. But making...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2012/feb/20/davidcameron-edmiliband|

The Real Reason Boys Don't Do Well At School
AskMen US - Dave Golokhov - Feb 20 at 17:35 GMT that schools aren’t built for boys , and now research from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics finds that female teachers grade male students more strictly than they do...
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_3800/3891_female-teachers.html|

Competition 'leads to longer stays'
MSN UK - Feb 20 at 17:34 GMT stays in established NHS units, new research suggests. The study from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics found that competition with private companies led to longer patient...
http://news.uk.msn.com/health/competition-leads-to-longer-stays-8|

Competition boosts hospital performance, report finds
HealthInvestor Magazine - Feb 20 at 17:02 GMT substantial savings, but the benefits of private sector involvement remain unproven, a report has found. Research by the London School of Economics (LSE) found that surgery patients tend to benefit from shorter...
http://www.healthinvestor.co.uk/(X(1)A(7nU8sIImzQEkAAAAZTBiYzVkZjYtNTZmYS00MWYyLTlkMzktODc1M2Yw
MmZhMDJmSWoPWW9mk08S5esP8qK-EnZMw2U1)S(bgyrqaujvejpg445w4ihc2z5))/ShowArticleNews.aspx?ID=2110
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Deficit de inteligenţă. (translate)
Romania Libera - redactia@romanialibera.ro (Tom Gallagher - Feb 20 at 17:01 GMT György Schőpflin, fost profesor de ştiinţe politice la London School of Economics şi actual europarlamentar al Fidesz, a lansat recent un avertisment în direcţia României. Potrivit domniei sale, România are...
http://www.romanialibera.ro/opinii/comentarii/deficit-de-inteligenta-254298.html|

When Will Ed Miliband Move Beyond Labour Catchphrases?
International Business Times UK - Feb 20 at 16:42 GMT t it show how out of touch he is?" Ed Miliband is a graduate of Oxford and the London School of Economics (in its pre-Gaddafi era) and as such, one would imagine, is more intelligent and capable of formulating...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/301546/20120220/when-will-ed-miliband-move-beyond-labour.htm|

Brytyjska młodzież bez perspektyw (translate)
ONET.pl - Feb 20 at 16:29 GMT ci ludzie nie poszli na studia, wcale nie oznacza, że nie chcą pracować – zauważa Hilary Steedman z London School of Economics. Wielu młodych miesiącami stara się o pracę na stanowiskach technicznych, do których...
http://biznes.onet.pl/brytyjska-mlodziez-bez-perspektyw,18597,5032326,1,prasa
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Competition between NHS hospitals improves efficiency
Government Opportunities - Paul Elliott - Feb 20 at 16:02 GMT These are among the findings of a study published by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The research team finds that in NHS hospitals located...
http://www.govopps.co.uk/competition-between-nhs-hospitals-improves-efficiency/|

Nobel da Economia laureado em Portugal (translate)
Sol - Feb 20 at 14:53 GMT da universidade de Princeton e cronista regular do The New York Times. Krugman � ainda Centenary Professor na London School of Economics, e foi laureado com o pr�mio bienal John Bates Clark (1991), com o qual...
http://sol.sapo.pt/inicio/Economia/Interior.aspx?content_id=41960|

Does competition help the NHS?
Westminster blog - Kiran Stacey - Feb 20 at 14:23 GMT Today’s report from the London School of Economics into whether competition works in the NHS is likely to be cherry-picked (to use an apt term) by both sides in their fights for and against the...
http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2012/02/does-competition-help-the-nhs/#axzz1muUjHmZu|

Competition ''does improve healthcare''
Public Service - Feb 20 at 14:21 GMT Competition would improve service quality and productivity in the NHS, according to a report by the London School of Economics (LSE). The report was published as the Prime Minister David Cameron hosted an...
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=18915|

印度需要的是笔,不是钱 (translate)
FT中文网_英国《金融时报》(Financial Times) - Feb 20 at 13:13 GMT 本文作者为伦敦政治经济学院( London School of Economics)历史和国际关系学教授。其著述包括《现代印度的缔造者》(Makers of Modern India)
译者/何黎
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001043207|

PvdA, liever geen tweede neocommunistische partij (translate)
NUjij.nl - Feb 20 at 13:13 GMT Ze discussieerden over Duitsland en bezuinigingen. Het gesprek ging tussen Paul de Grauwe, als hoogleraar verbonden aan de London School of Economics, en Ton Nijhuis, hoogleraar en directeur van het Duitsland...
http://www.nujij.nl/algemeen/pvda-liever-geen-tweede-neocommunistische-partij.15796667.lynkx#axzz1n0Gl5R5o|

NHS reforms live blog - David Cameron's health bill summit
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk - Claire Phipps - Feb 20 at 11:59 GMT called for the whole bill to be scrapped.
Holland, now emeritus professor of public health medicine at the London School of Economics -- has written to Thompson:
"I believe that the RCP has been invited to...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2012/feb/20/nhs-reforms-live-blog-cameron-summit|

Wijze les voor CDA-rebellen en PvdA-vrienden (translate)
Elsevier.nl - Afshin Ellian - Feb 20 at 11:17 GMT Ze discussieerden over Duitsland en bezuinigingen. Het gesprek ging tussen Paul de Grauwe, als hoogleraar verbonden aan de London School of Economics, en Ton Nijhuis, hoogleraar en directeur van het Duitsland...
http://www.elsevier.nl/web/Opinie/Afshin-Ellian/331095/PvdA-liever-geen-tweede-neocommunistische-partij.htm?rss=true|

Learning How to Ride a Bicycle Was the True Measure of Manhood
AllAfrica.com - Feb 20 at 10:29 GMT three Africans to scoop a World Bank scholarship for a Masters in Business Administration specialising in finance from London School of Economics and later on Mater of Science in Investment Analysis. As I...
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200506.html|

Newsdesk live - the NHS reforms
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk - Polly Curtis - Feb 20 at 9:45 GMT Mulholland is writing that story up now. The key thing that will happen this morning is that the London School of Economics will publish research on the effects of competition in healthcare provision which...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2012/feb/20/nhs-theguardian|

De econoom als tandarts (translate)
De Morgen - Feb 20 at 9:14 GMT Paul De Grauwe 20/02/12, 08u27 Paul De Grauwe is professor aan de London School of Economics. Treinreizen tussen Brussel en Londen zijn ideale momenten om te lezen. Zo ben ik beginnen lezen in de biografie...
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2461/De-Gedachte/article/detail/1397116/2012/02/20/De-econoom-als-tandarts.dhtml|

Value of NHS competition assessed
Financial Times - Sarah Neville, Public Policy Editor - Feb 20 at 9:12 GMT show that letting public hospitals compete with the private sector does not produce the same positive effects. The London School of Economics research, obtained by the Financial Times, will be released this...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c791912-5888-11e1-9f28-00144feabdc0.html|

Rishi Kapoor to address London School Of Economics
Times of India - Feb 20 at 8:45 GMT opened up new doors for Rishi Kapoor. The latest is that he has been invited by the prestigious London School Of Economics on Feb 20th to address the students on the Indian entertainment industry. Rishi's...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rishi-Kapoor-to-address-London-School-Of-Economics/articleshow/11961354.cms|

LUCY KELLAWAY: The art of penning your own ‘brief bio’
Business Day - Feb 20 at 7:52 GMT interesting and more open. So Howard Davies might consider amending his bio to say he resigned from the London School of Economics in tricky circumstances involving the Gaddafi regime. It would be a lot more...
http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/Content.aspx?id=165349|

Greek bailout is key but rebound chances are remote
DailyTribune - Feb 20 at 6:50 GMT their political power”. Vassilis Monastiriotis, a senior lecturer in the political economy of South Eastern Europe at the London School of Economics, said measures now demanded by Greek creditors were “very
http://www.dt.bh/newsdetails.php?key=301110213629&newsid=190212183834|

LSE on TV/radio

BBC Radio 4 (21 February 2012)
Today
Mention of Malcolm X giving a lecture at LSE.

BBC 2 (20 February 2012)
Newsnight
Dr Henning Meyer was interviewed about the Greek bailout.

Sky News (20 February 2012)
Charlie Beckett was interviewed about the Sun on Sunday.

BBC Radio 4 (20 February 2012)
The World At One
Reference to the LSE study into NHS hospital competition.

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