LSE in print
When divorce is looming, women work for longer
The Daily Telegraph, 14/11/2012, p.13, Rosa Silverman
WOMEN who fear their marriage is in trouble work longer hours, as they want to achieve financial security in case of a divorce, a study has found. Researchers at the London School of Economics discovered that for every one per cent increase in the risk of divorce, women worked an extra 12 minutes per week. The extra minutes represent a
Women 'work more as risk of divorce gets higher'
Daily Mail, 14/11/2012, p.33, Emine Simnaz
country soared by 152 per cent. The study found that in this same period non-religious married women increased how much they worked by around 18 per cent. Reseachers from the London School of Economics said this equated to an extra 12 minutes per week for every percentage point rise on the divorce rate. In general there was a 14 per
Council cuts 'targeted towards deprived areas'
The Guardian, 14/11/2012, p.9, Randeep Ramesh
say we can expect austerity until 2017. This when we are expected to absorb £5m in council tax cuts and build classrooms for 240 more children." Tony Travers of the London School of Economics said councils should prepare themselves to be in an "extraordinarily reduced position in 2020. For all the talk of localisation the UK remains the most centralised
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/nov/14/council-cuts-targeted-deprived-areas|
We're missing the big picture
Metro, 14/11/2012, p.12, Ross Mcguinness
sharing a photograph has changed, especially with those under 30 who have had this tech-nology in a large portion of their lives,' said Andrew Murray, professor of law at the London School of Economics. 'We used to take photographs to store a memory. Now we take them to share. Ownership is equated with possession and keeping others out. This is
Boris: Give my island airport a fair chance
Evening Standard, 13/11/2012, p.18, Nicholas Cecil
meeting at City Hall to express concern about the three-year time-scale of the review. He has been highly critical of the Government's decision to push the final report by former London School of Economics boss Sir Howard beyond the 2015 election. Mr Johnson is backed by several Tory MPs, many of whom hope the study will rule out another Heathrow
Tory MPs try to speed up airport crisis review
Evening Standard, 13/11/2012, p.18, Nicholas Cecil
up an inquiry into airport capacity to end the "blight of uncertainty" hanging over west London. They threw their weight behind Mayor Boris Johnson's demand that the report by former London School of Economics boss Sir Howard Davies should be delivered before the 2015 general election. Many hope the study will rule out another Heathrow runway for good. "West Londoners
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/tory-mps-try-to-speed-up-airport-crisis
-review-8312392.html|
LSE online
Is your wife working late? It could be a sign that your marriage is in trouble
Mail Online UK (Web), 13/11/2012, Damien Gayle
a week. But the study also found that there is no strong evidence to suggest men do the same when a relationship is struggling. Berkay Ozcan and his colleagues at the London School of Economics used the 1996 legalisation of divorce in Ireland to calculate how subsequent marriage breakdown rates affected women's participation in the workforce. 'We see women who are
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2232318/Is-wife-working-late-It-sign-marriage-trouble.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490|
Divorce-threat women work longer
MSN UK (Web), 13/11/2012, Unattributed
hours as an insurance against divorce, a study has found. For every 1% increase in the risk of marital breakdown, women work an extra 12 minutes per week, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science found. Berkay Ozcan and his co-researchers used the legalisation of divorce in Ireland in 1996 to determine how subsequent marriage breakdown rates affected women's
http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/divorce-threat-women-work-longer-2|
Divorce-threat women work longer
TalkTalk (Web), 13/11/2012, Unattributed
hours as an insurance against divorce, a study has found. For every 1% increase in the risk of marital breakdown, women work an extra 12 minutes per week, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science found. Berkay Ozcan and his co-researchers used the legalisation of divorce in Ireland in 1996 to determine how subsequent marriage breakdown rates affected women's
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/news/odd/article/divorce-threat-women-work-longer/682
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Divorce-threat women work longer
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 13/11/2012, Unattributed
hours as an insurance against divorce, a study has found. For every 1% increase in the risk of marital breakdown, women work an extra 12 minutes per week, research from the London School of Economics and Political Science found. Berkay Ozcan and his co-researchers used the legalisation of divorce in Ireland in 1996 to determine how subsequent marriage breakdown rates affected women's
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/divorce-threat-women-longer-135105956.html|
Britain condemned for "mad house" care of schizophrenia patients
Reuters UK (Web), 14/11/2012, Kate Kelland
were able to get a job. "Too many people are falling through the gaps in the system and ending up in prison or homeless," he said. An analysis by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE), which formed part of the report, estimated schizophrenia cost the UK 11.8 billion pounds ($18.7 billion) a year in "societal" costs including care and treatment,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/schizophrenia-britain-care-idUKL5E8MCDDY20121114|
UK universities failing to bridge culture gap for foreign students
guardian.co.uk (Web), 13/11/2012, Diane Schmitt
have the necessary "know-how" to succeed in a new and different educational environment. A good start to this conversation was recent joint research at the Lancaster University Management School and the London School of Economics. The research was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and aimed to investigate educational practices in the three countries from which these universities'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/13/international-student-testing
-culture-gap|
Does management really work?
Australian Financial Review - Nov 14 at 0:18 GMT
at Harvard Business School. John Van Reenen is the director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
http://www.afr.com/p/national/work_space/does_management_really_work
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License To Smoke? Cigarette Permit Under Consideration
International Business Times UK - Nov 13 at 22:21 GMT
– in 2008, the U.K. advisory board Health England proposed . At the time, Health England chairman and London School of Economics professor Julian Le Grand described it as a kind of “libertarian paternalism...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/404596/20121113/license-cigarettes-smoker-smoking.htm|
Britons apathetic about electing police chiefs
South China Morning Post - Nov 13 at 21:14 GMT
for half a century in terms of police governance," said Tim Newburn, professor of criminology at the London School of Economics. "These people will have very significant powers over policing. But they're just...
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1081772/britons-apathetic-about-
electing-police-chiefs|
UK energy sector 'needs £330 billion investment by 2030'
Utility Week - Nov 13 at 20:51 GMT
targets, according to a report commissioned by Npower. The figure quoted in the report published today by The London School of Economics is 65 per cent more than the £200 billion government calculates must...
http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/news_story.asp?id=197730&title=UK+energy+sector+%27needs+%26%23163%3B330+billion+investment+by+2030%27|
'Crossfire Hurricane' review: Stones roll
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 13 at 19:32 GMT
" the black hats to Paul and John's white hats. They were educated - Mick at the London School of Economics, Keith at the Sidcup Art College - and Brian Jones was considered the best musician among the original...
http://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Crossfire-Hurricane-review-Stones-roll-40334
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Would BBC take a step back to old-school standards?
Voice of Russia - Yekaterina Kudashkina, Ian Sumter - Nov 13 at 18:22 GMT
with our guest speakers Stephen Dalziel - former BBC journalist; and Charlie Beckett - media expert with the London School of Economics.
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/25298789/94508786.html|
Alarm bells
Deutsche Welle - Nov 13 at 15:58 GMT
the blacklist as the government's answer to the anti-Putin protest movement. Florian Töpfl, a researcher at the London School of Economics, agrees. "The new law is a small additional element in the government...
http://www.dw.de/concerns-over-internet-censorship-in-russia/a-16374975|
BBC news scandal: How big of a threat to British journalism?
Christian Science Monitor - Nov 13 at 15:16 GMT
says Charlie Beckett, a former senior BBC producer who is the director of POLIS, a think-tank at the London School of Economics for research and debate into international journalism and society. “Part of that...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/1113/BBC-news-scandal-How-
big-of-a-threat-to-British-journalism?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC London 94.9 FM (14 November 2012)
Breakfast
LSE is mentioned in a piece about schizophrenia inquiry.
BBC Cambridgeshire (13 November 2012)
Charlie Beckett was interviewed about the BBC Jimmy Saville and Newsnight scandals.
BBC World Service (13 November 2012)
LSE-Libya is mentioned in piece about university fundraising.