LSE in print
Aviation needs to copy the Hong Kong model
The Times, 07/11/2012, p.33, Unattributed
Warren Cranbrook, Kent Sir, I am bemused by the discussion about London's airport capacity. More than 40 years ago the same debate was raging. One of my lecturers at the LSE was Alan Walters, later Mrs Thatcher's monetary guru but then a transport economist. As an expert in the evaluation of noise nuisance he sat on the Roskill Commission which
TALKS
i (The paper for today), 07/11/2012, 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
QE 'should be halted in favour of lending'
The Times, 07/11/2012, p.47, Kathryn Hopkins
out the distortions. It isn't like 2009, when we were staring at the prospect of a major slump." Geoffrey Dicks, chief economist at Novus Capital Markets, Charles Goodhart, of the London School of Economics, Sir John Gieve, a former deputy governor of the Bank, and Sir Steve Robson, the former Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, also voted against increasing
His Honour Sir Frank White
The Times, 07/11/2012, p.60, Unattributed
from 1945 to 1947. He completed his education at King's College London, where he became president of the students' union and attained an LLB, and later an LLM at the London School of Economics. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1951 and joined chambers at 2 Garden Court. Despite the difficulties which then beset the Bar,
'I want Aisha to grow up stronger than I am'
The Guardian, 07/11/2012, p.38, Rachel Pugh
is a place of gossip and they will just track me down. I will just end up losing my child," Jobe says. Sylvia Chant, professor of developmental geography at the London School of Economics and an expert on the Gambia, submitted a report as evidence to back Jobe's case. She agrees that Jobe would have few options
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/nov/06/female-genital-mutilation-asylum-gambia|
Time creeps up on Godson
The Daily Telegraph, 07/11/2012, p.8, Harriet Dennys
flies when you're having fun. Godson must have been too busy spinning away awkward questions on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill (for BP) and links to Libya (for the London School of Economics) to notice the relentless march of time.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/9659189/City-Diary-Festive
-fund-raisings-leave-Barclays-board-in-good-cheer.html|
Accounting body under investigation over taxes
The Daily Telegraph, 07/11/2012, p.3, Louise Armitstead
this wrong." Last night, Hans Hoogervorst, chairman of the foundation's standard-setting division, the International Accounting Standards Board, appealed for support for the spread of IFRS. In a speech at the London School of Economics, he said: "High-quality financial information is the lifeblood of market-based economies. If the blood is of poor quality then the body shuts down and the patient
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9659646/
Accounting-standards-organisation-in-HMRC-tax-probe.html|
Accounts boss accuses firms of hiding debt
City AM, 07/11/2012, p.20, Tim Wallace
a heavy element of financing. For many companies, such as airlines and railway companies, the off balance sheet financing numbers can be quite substantial," he told an audience at the London School of Economics. "If this financing were in the form of a loan to purchase an asset, then it would be recorded. Call it a lease and miraculously it
http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/accounts-boss-accuses-firms-hiding-debt|
LSE online
Accounting chief says leases reform in danger
Reuters UK (Web), 06/11/2012, Huw Jones
an uphill battle. We will need all the help we can get to ensure that we do not get lobbied off course," IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst told students at the London School of Economics on Tuesday. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the change would cost 190,000 jobs, while 60 members of Congress warned in May of "disastrous consequences". Leaseurope, whose members
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/uk-accounting-leases-idUKBRE8A516I20121106|
Accounting chief says leases reform in danger
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 06/11/2012, Unattributed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9659646/
Accounting-standards-organisation-in-HMRC-tax-probe.html|
Chinese Students Don't “Get” British Education
Economic Observer
“My boyfriend graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE),” she said. “I visited a lot before I applied for the postgraduate program.” Many Chinese students, however, rely only on media resources available to them. Apparently this isn't ...
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/1107/235722.shtml|
IIM-I faculty reinvents model for country's competitiveness
Times of India
Prashant Salwan, a faculty of the institute and alumnus of London School of Economics, has conducted a research on effectiveness, strategic nature of policy formulation and implementation. It is first of its kind research and the findings were ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/IIM-I-faculty-reinvents-model-for-
countrys-competitiveness/articleshow/17123905.cms|
Strike hits Greece in bid to derail austerity plan
USA TODAY
... represent the overall mood of the Greek people and their dissatisfaction with not only the extent of the measures but also with ... no sense of tangible gains from the austerity program," said economist Vassilis Monastiriotis at the London School ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/11/06/greece-strikes-austerity-vote/1685449/|
Dr. Katy Ring Joins 451 Research
Sacramento Bee
Dr. Ring holds two degrees: an Honours degree in politics, philosophy and history from the London School of Economics and a PhD. in the popularization of science from the University of Kent in Canterbury. About 451 Research 451 Research, a division of ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/06/4964269/dr-katy-ring-joins-451-research.html|
Obama é reeleito presidente dos EUA (translate)
BBC Brasil - Nov 7 at 6:24 GMT
global. terça-feira, 06 novembro 2012 10:19:15 BRST @mo_americanoid Com o apoio de um software desenvolvido pela universidade britânica London School of Economics, a BBC realizou uma pesquisa das pesquisas...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2012/11/121029_usa2012_live_page
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LSE on TV/radio
BBC News 24 (6 Nov)
BBC uses the same ‘poll of polls’ for the American election as the London School of Economics
BBC World Service Radio (6 Nov)
Mention of LSE and the Gaddafi Foundation in relation to fundraising.
BBC World Service Radio (6 Nov)
Anita Prazmowska comments on Canada’s drive to attract Polish immigrants.