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Cameron must commit to a low¬carbon economy
Financial Times, 16/10/2012, p.13, Nicholas Stern
for reform of the electricity market, they will attract efficient and responsible private investment that can drive growth for the next two decades. The writer is a professor at the London School of Economics Uncertainty over policy is deterring investment, with consequences for growth, energy security and electricity prices
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d468dc2-13bb-11e2-9ac6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz29LmWu5vg|
Quarter of pupils aged 9 and 10 use social networks
Daily Mail, 16/10/2012, p.12, Laura Clark; Daniel Martin
internet that no one would allow in real life.' The research, based on interviews with more than 25,000 children, was conducted by the EU Kids Online Project based at the London School of Economics. More than 1,000 internet users aged nine to 16 were surveyed in the UK alone. Facebook was the most widely-used social networking site, but alternatives included
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218297/Quarter-pupils-aged-lie-age-use-social-networks.html|
N. Sihanouk, charismatic former head of Cambodia
International Herald Tribune, 16/10/2012, p.5, Elizabeth Becker; Seth Mydans
the end of his life, he rarely ventured outside Asia and was often in Beijing, where the Chinese government maintained a villa for him. Michael Leifer, a professor at the London School of Economics who died in 2001, wrote that ''the powerful myth of Sihanouk contributed to the people of Cambodia and the international community'' repeatedly turning to him ''as
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/world/asia/norodom-sihanouk-cambodian-
leader-through-shifting-allegiances-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|
Beyond the ivory tower
Financial Times, 15/10/2012, p.14, Peter Blair Henry
21st century - globalisation and the rise of emerging markets. Born in St Lucia in 1915, Lewis witnessed extensive poverty, which motivated him to use his academic training at the London School of Economics to tackle the problem of how to bring prosperity to poor countries. His intellectual preparation cultivated a world view that produced valuable insights. In 1952, Lewis
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Balancing act
Financial Times, 15/10/2012, p.43, Sarah Murray
embarked on the Trium global executive MBA. This is a degree awarded jointly by the Leonard N Stern School of Business at New York University, HEC in Paris and the London School of Economics. "With two children, it adds another layer of complexity," she says. In managing this complexity, the support of fellow students - who provide a valuable network
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cea9e0aa-11d4-11e2-b9fd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz29LmWu5vg|
LSE online
Paul Krugman attacks 'mad' austerity policies in Britain
Telegraph (Web), 15/10/2012, Szu Ping Chan
"[Britain] will be a weaker economy ten years or even 15 years from now because [it has] failed to provide adequate demand now." Speaking at a debate organised by the London School of Economics, Mr Krugman also said that the fact that government borrowing had increased was not necessarily evidence that George Osborne's Plan A wasn't working, as shadow chancellor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9610568/Paul-Krugman-attacks
-mad-austerity-policies-in-Britain.html|
'Pasty tax could pay for British recovery', says NIESR
Telegraph (Web), 15/10/2012, Szu Ping Chan
GDP). "At current real interest rates, the real cost of borrowing 2pc of GDP, that is 30bn, would be 150m a year," Mr Portes told a debate organised by the London School of Economics. "That is roughly the revenue that the Government was hoping to raise from the pasty tax." Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman also told the debate that
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9610477/Pasty-tax-could-pay-for-British-recovery-says-NIESR.html|
Paul Krugman attacks 'mad' austerity policies in Britain
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 15/10/2012, Unattributed
"[Britain] will be a weaker economy ten years or even 15 years from now because [it has] failed to provide adequate demand now." Speaking at a debate organised by the London School of Economics, Mr Krugman also said that the fact that government borrowing had increased was not necessarily evidence that George Osborne's Plan A wasn't working, as shadow chancellor
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-krugman-attacks-mad-austerity-2010075
22.html|
'Pasty tax could pay for British recovery', says NIESR
Yahoo! UK and Ireland (Web), 15/10/2012, Unattributed
GDP). "At current real interest rates, the real cost of borrowing 2pc of GDP, that is £30bn, would be £150m a year," Mr Portes told a debate organised by the London School of Economics. "That is roughly the revenue that the Government was hoping to raise from the pasty tax." Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman also told the debate that
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/pasty-tax-could-pay-british-202606678.html|
Johnson's suitability as PM in question
Financial Times (Web), 15/10/2012, Unattributed
nowadays." While Mr Johnson's mainly London-centric policies are unlikely to win minds in the north, his humour, candour and what pollsters call "authenticity" are translatable. Tony Travers, London expert at the London School of Economics, said: "Whatever it is he has, it's delivered primarily through the TV - and that works just as well in the Western Isles as it does
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/660f1e0a-15fa-11e2-b6f1-00144feabdc0.html|
Social media and the PCC elections: Tweeting candidates
BBC News, 15/10/2012
Journalist Charlie Beckett said that while Americans seem to have embraced social media during recent elections, the way Britons engage with sites such as Twitter is different. Mr Beckett, founding director of POLIS, the journalism and society think-tank at the London School of Economics' Media and Communications Department, said Americans have a different relationship with the democratic process. "In the UK there is a limit to how much people want democracy - in the States they've always elected school governors, the fire chief and the sheriff so they're used to the idea of constant campaigning and they take to social media much more effectively," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19883502|
Nobel Peace Prize: Whose peace are we talking about?
CBC.ca, 15/10/2012
With his thoughts, we were joined by Iver Neumann, the Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. He was in Oslo this morning. And Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor of The National Review and author of Peace ...
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/10/15/nobel-peace-prize-whose-peace
-are-we-talking-about/|
LSE on TV/radio
ITV 1 (15 October 2012)
News at Ten
Tony Travers discussed the Scottish Independence Referendum.
BBC Radio 4 (15 October 2012)
Analysis
Recording of Professor Manuel Castells lecture at LSE.
BBC News 24 (15 October 2012)
News
Professor Damian Chalmers was interviewed about the UK opting out of EU law policies.
BBC 1 North (Yorks & Lincs) (15 October 2012)
Inside Out
Mention of a study by LSE into the cost of depression.