LSE in print
Leading academics draw red line through banking rules
The Times, 05/11/2012, p.42, Sam Fleming
of Cardiff; Ranald Michie, of the University of Durham; Alan Morrison, of Oxford's Said Business School; David Myddelton, of Cranfield School of Management; Nick Silver, a visiting fellow at the LSE; Edward Stringham, of Fayetteville State University; and Amarendra Swarup, a finance fellow at the IEA.
Other lives
The Guardian, 05/11/2012, p.36, Gillian Hundt; colette Jones
The daughter of Heather and George, Susan grew up in Paignton, Devon, with two brothers, Geoffrey and Richard. She studied social anthropology at the London School of Economics and the School of Oriental and African Studies, completing a PhD on Swahili medicine. She worked at the universities of Birmingham, Warwick and Oxford, the London
Low morale is crushing police
The Sunday Telegraph, 04/11/2012, p.1, Cole Moreton
per cent have recently contemplated leaving the job Þ80 per cent fear being forced into early retirement. "These figures are extraordinary," Lord Stevens said of the research, conducted by the London School of Economics for the commission set up by Labour. "It is important to realise that this is not just a survey of the disaffected," he said. Lord Stevens
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9653552/Police-morale-
is-plummeting-says-Lord-Stevens.html|
Eurodivision
The Sunday Times Online, 03/11/2012, p.1, Unattributed
than a country applying from outside, there could be significant barriers to entry. Jo Murkens, an expert on the legal, political and economic conditions and consequences of Scottish independence at the London School of Economics, points out the stringent demands that might be made on Scotland for it to achieve EU membership.
UK banks face new cash crisis
The Sunday Telegraph, 04/11/2012, p.1, James Quinn
year, but banks and auditors will have 18 months to set up systems, so the rules will not be enforced until mid-2015. In a speech he will give to the London School of Economics on Tuesday, IASB chairman Hans Hoogervorst is expected to pile pressure on the financial services industry by announcing planned changes to the way leases are accounted
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9653529/
British-banks-face-new-crisis-as-a-result-of-accounting-rules.html|
Under pressure: the man who must rule on next UK airport
The Observer, 04/11/2012, p.6, Danielboffey
Sir Howard Davies, 62 - former senior mandarin at the Treasury, one-time aide to Nigel Lawson, former director of the London School of Economics, head of the Financial Services Authority under Labour and now chairman of Phoenix Insurance - oozes the confidence of a man who has seen it all
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/03/next-uk-airport|
'More than ever, it is vital to invest in mental health'
The Sunday Express, 04/11/2012, p.14, Ted Jeory
in arms and rightly so. The toll of all this neglect is enormous." He said mental illness costs the NHS £10billion a year in extra physical healthcare, according to the London School of Economics. However, mental ill health also costs British businesses £26billion a year, or £71million a day. That includes £8.5billion in sickness absence.
Tories fall out over inquiry that is still on the runway
The Times, 03/11/2012, p.12, Roland Watson
Airport commission includes Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics. He was architecture and unbanism adviser to the Olympics and is an adviser to the Mayor of London.
Books & talks
The Independent, 03/11/2012, p.38, Unattributed
CENTRE, LONDON SW1 Under the Chinese model of government, the country has risen far further and faster than it ever would have done under western liberal democracy. So argue visiting LSE research fellow Martin Jacques and Zhang Weiwei, senior fellow at the Chunqiu Institute. Anson Chan, former chief secretary of Hong Kong, and historian-journalist Jonathan Mirsky put the argument for
Commission to cut back airport options next year
Financial Times, 03/11/2012, p.4, Rose Jacobs; Hannah Kuchler
John Armitt chaired the Olympic Delivery Authority and, as a former chief executive of Network Rail, has an understanding of surface transport. Ricky Burdett, professor of urban studies at the LSE and director of its cities research centre, was also chief adviser on architecture and urbanism for London 2012. Vivienne Cox, a former head of BP's gas, power and renewables
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df9aa5ce-24cc-11e2-86fb-00144feabdc0.html|
This woman holds the reins, not the flag
International Herald Tribune, 03/11/2012, p.4, Brad Spurgeon
her family moved to Vienna. She went on to complete a law degree at the University of Vienna in 1995 and then a masters' degree in international law at the London School of Economics in 1996. She has Austrian, but not Indian, citizenship. She worked in a couple of law firms before joining the Fritz Kaiser Group, a wealth management
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/autoracing/03iht-srf1monisha03.html?pagewanted=all|
LSE online
The President's first year
Irish Times – Nov 5 2012
Economic and foreign policy and human rights have been consistent themes since his election. A speech to the London School of Economics on the collapse of the property/banking bubble brought criticism, as did his suggestion that the Irish people had ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/1105/1224326139461.html|
The Renegade Diplomat: Kael Weston's Afghanistan Turnaround
Newsweek – Nov 5 2012
He had joined the State Department in 2001 after failing out of a doctoral program at the London School of Economics. Eager to make his mark, he went to Baghdad in 2003, but he soon chose to leave the air-conditioned comfort of the Green Zone for ...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/11/04/rajiv-chandrasekaran-the-renegade-diplomat.html|
Regina works out its growing pains
Globe and Mail Nov 4 2012
A native of Cape Breton, Mr. Fougere moved away as a young man to study at the London School of Economics. He eventually married a Saskatchewan woman, settling in Regina. When his municipal property-tax bill jumped 50 per cent one year, he became ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/regina-works-out-its-growing-pains/article4905255/|
Modern-day e-toilets can well change the sanitation landscape
Times of India Nov 4 2012
It's also discussing various designs with the National Institute of Design for ambience, style and userfriendliness. The London School of Economics too has been studying this social enterprise model, says Varghese. E-toilets was recently given a grant ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/
Modern-day-e-toilets-can-well-change-the-sanitation-landscape/articleshow/17089920.cms|
Moves to measure the 'impact' of research on society
University World News – Nov 4 2012
The Impact of Social Sciences project, based at the London School of Economics, in 2009 began to investigate the impact of academic work on government, business and civil society. Our initial impression was that many academics, particularly those in ...
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20121031123048678|
British banks face new crisis as a result of accounting rules
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 03/11/2012
year, but banks and auditors will have 18 months to set up systems, so the rules will not be enforced until mid-2015. In a speech he will give to the London School of Economics on Tuesday, IASB chairman Hans Hoogervorst is expected to pile pressure on the financial services industry by announcing planned changes to the way leases are accounted
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/british-banks-face-crisis-result-213051418.html|
Crystal Sholts, Adam Lauridsen
New York Times – Nov 4 2012
She graduated from Stanford and received a master's in Russian and post-Soviet studies from the London School of Economics. She is a daughter of Jill E. Johnson and Gerard D. Sholts of Eden Prairie, Minn. The bride's father is a homebuilder there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/fashion/weddings/crystal-sholts-adam-
lauridsen-weddings.html|
Tiger tiger burning bright
The Hindu – Nov 3 2012
He studied at the London School of Economics and worked at the Indian Statistical Institute, two places that in Ghosh's opinion are “leftist” in orientation. “It would be very difficult to change him but I find the Republican Party values work for me ...
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/tiger-tiger-burning-bright/article4058128.ece|
IIM Calcutta Golden Jubilee closing ceremony on Nov 14
Hindu Business Line – Nov 3
Ramchandra Guha, Philippe Roman Chair of International Affairs and History at the London School of Economics and an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, will be the chief guest at the event. Prof Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director of IIMC, and Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman ...
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/iim-calcutta-golden-jubilee-
closing-ceremony-on-nov-14/article4061753.ece|
Edited transcript of interview with President Michael D Higgins
Irish Times – Nov 3 2012
A. There's a new phase of speeches coming. They will take the argument onto the next stage. The London School of Economics speech (on February 21st 2012) was on the role of the public intellectual. The one of gave in NUI (Janaury 21st 2012) was about ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1103/1224326070186.html|
BOE Should Expand Toolkit as QE Is Spent Force: Goodhart
Bloomberg 02/11/2012
Goodhart served as a founding member of the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee from 1997 to 2000 and is now a professor at the London School of Economics. To contact the reporter on this story: Scott Hamilton in London at shamilton8@bloomberg.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-02/boe-should-expand-toolkit-as-qe-is
-spent-force-goodhart.html|
Airports commission chief pledges to narrow down options by next year
guardian.co.uk (Web), 02/11/2012, Gwyn Topham
The other five commissioners are Sir John Armitt, former chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority and former chief executive of Network Rail; Ricky Burdett, professor of urban studies at the London School of Economics; Vivienne Cox, former CEO and executive vice-president of BP Alternative Energy; Dame Julia King, vice-chancellor of Aston University and a member of the Committee on Climate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/02/airports-commission-options-next
-year|
From fudge to consensus
The Economist (Web), 02/11/2012, Unattributed
of hands in charge, and told it to take its time. Sir Howard-a veteran fixer who in his time has run everything from the Confederation of British Industry to the London School of Economics to the Booker fiction prize’s judging panel-was asked to produce his final report in 2015, after the next election. The government made a firm promise not to
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2012/11/britain%E2%80%99s-airports-commission|
Former BoE officials call for reform
Financial Times (Web), 02/11/2012, Unattributed
brought to its court of directors pleased Sir John. "It gives court a real role to monitor and assess if there is enough challenge," he said. Charles Goodhart of the London School of Economics and a former senior BoE official and Monetary Policy Committee member added that the culture of an extremely powerful figure in a central bank was not
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29f5948a-2509-11e2-86fb-00144feabdc0.html|
NASUWT: Helping young people discover their own `British? history
Politics.co.uk (Web), 02/11/2012, Unattributed
“discover a version of British history that acknowledges how people from a range of ethnic backgrounds have contributed to contemporary British society, according to new research. A joint project between the London School of Economics, Cambridge University, Manchester University and the Runnymede Trust, Britain's leading race equality think tank, found that children from all backgrounds become more engaged with history …”
LSE on TV/radio
BBC Radio 4 (5 Nov)
Today
Mention of LSE survey of the police officers.
Also on:
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LBC 97.3, BBC Radio Cumbria , BBC Stoke, BBC Hereford and Worcester
BBC Radio 4 (5 Nov)
Today
Mention of the donation to LSE from the Gaddafi foundation.
BBC Radio 4 (5 Nov)
Today
Anita Prazmowska comments on the moves by the Canadian Government to attract Polish workers.
BBC One (3 Nov)
BBC News
Fawaz Gerges comments on the conflict in Syria.
Also on:
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BBC News 24, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Lincolnshire, BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Scotland (3 Nov)
Breakfast
Mention of James Ker-Lindsay and opposition to Scottish independence.