LSE in print
Elite or Precariat? So which class are YOU?
The Mail on Sunday, 07/04/2013, p.42
But now we're told all those old certainties are obsolete replaced by seven new social classes that would unsettle even the most sure-footed social climber. Researchers from Manchester University, the London School of Economics and the BBC surveyed more than 160,000 Britons to identify the new classifications, basing findings on analysis of economic resources, social contacts and cultural interests.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305130/Elite-Precariat-So-class-
YOU-Unsure-place-new-pecking-order-Then-try-cheeky-quiz-.html|
Fight for Scotland's future is being staged in the Highlands
The Times (Scotland), 06/04/2013, p.28, Magnus Linklater
Some of the principal charges against the cost and efficiency of wind energy were examined recently by scientists at the Grantham Research Institute, at the London School of Economics. Most critics have argued that the cost of subsidising wind power mean that wind energy will result in escalating electricity bills.
LEADING TEAM NELSON
The Sunday Times, 07/04/2013, Robin Renwick
once all this nonsense about nationalising the banks and the mines," I told him, on her behalf. "But it was your idea," Mandela replied, referring to the influence of the London School of Economics and others on budding African politicians in the 1950s. "It was fashionable then," he added with a smile.
Jean Floud
The Times, 08/04/2013, p.48, Unattributed
led to its withdrawal, forcing her to leave. Transformation came in late adolescence. Taking evening classes in London, she encountered a charismatic teacher who encouraged her to try for the London School of Economics. There she met Peter Floud, down from Wadham College, Oxford, and with him joined the Communist Party. She graduated from the LSE in 1936, as Hobhouse
World Diary
Financial Times, 08/04/2013, p.28, Simon Greaves
THURSDAY 11 Industrial pathways The London School of Economics and Political Science presents a joint research study "Pathways to Industrialisation in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges and Emerging Paradigms" with co-editors Adam Szirmai and Wim Naudé.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddf95dee-9d14-11e2-a8db-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Pr8n1KrO|
The private equity man with a focus on growth markets
City AM, 08/04/2013, p.13, David Hellier
WHEN he studied at the London School of Economics in the early 1980s, private equity boss Arif Naqvi says that his tutor, on meeting his class, told them they were mostly a hopeless lot.
http://www.cityam.com/article/private-equity-man-focus-growth-markets|
Η Αγκελα δεν υποχωρεί
Kathimerini, 07/04/13
Kevin Featherstone (LSE) in a regular Op-Ed in Kathimerini (Greece) commented on the implications of the Euro-Zone’s Cyprus deal.
http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_2_07/04/2013_516667|
LSE online
Sun journalists 'badly affected by Leveson', says readers' editor
guardian.co.uk (Web), 05/04/2013, Josh Halliday
Kennedy, who was appointed as the Sun's ombudsman in September, is responsible for handling complaints from readers and liaising with the Press Complaints Commission. She told a journalism conference at the London School of Economics on Friday that she has experienced some resistance to publishing clarifications and corrections in the Sun.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/05/sun-journalists-badly-affected
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Why Finland Leads World in Bitcoin Search Traffic
CNBC - Apr 5 at 10:29 BST
in Finland could lead to further gains for bitcoins. But Vili Lehdonvirta, a researcher from Finland at the London School of Economics, told CNBC.com the bitcoin community wasn't big enough to capitalize on...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618694|
Bitcoin: the revolution has its risks, but this is just the beginning
TechRadar UK
Dr Vili Lehdonvirta, economic sociologist and researcher of virtual economies at the London School of Economics, reminds us that the real culprit is the media for propelling the attention. While the irony doesn't escape us here, it's still an important ...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100618694|
Nick Davies: News Corp was mulling News of the World closure months before Dowler hacking story
Press Gazette - William Turvill - Apr 5 at 16:24 BST
that at the time of publication he was certain it was true. He was speaking at the London School of Economics' Polis Trust conference where he was quizzed by Financial Times journalist Ben Fenton. Davies...
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/nick-davies-news-corp-was-mulling-closure-news
-world-months-milly-dowler-hacking-story|
The grass is greener in Durham
The Times Online, 05/04/2013,
Durham though is ranked regularly in the UK top five by The Times™ Good University Guide, alongside the likes of Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and the London School of Economics. There are just over 11,000 undergraduates here, and in a compact city where the total population is only about 43,000, the level to which students and
'Immigrants aren't just in Malta to be rescued'
Times of Malta
Ms Vella's research formed the basis of her M.Sc with the London School of Economics titled Suspended Living, and funded by STEPS scholarship. Using in-depth interviews and a photovoice project – where immigrants took photos that represented their ...
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130407/local/-Immigrants-aren-t-
just-in-Malta-to-be-rescued-.464540|
Wiggins boosts bookings
Lancashire Evening Post
A recent Sky TV survey, with research by the London School of Economics, found thousands of people have started cycling for fun with family and friends – and even 70 per cent of non-cyclists think Team GB's success will have a lasting legacy. If 2012 ...
Vintage Contact Sheet: Mick Jagger Swathed in a Fur Parka in 1964
New York Magazine - Apr 5 at 19:52 BST
Neill took a few snaps of the pillow-lipped Jagger in 1964, approximately a year after he left the London School of Economics behind to dedicate his life to his band and music. If one thing's clear from this...
Social equities and values
The Nation Nigeria - Dayo Sobowale - Apr 6 at 0:21 BST
good news from a dismal past for the present Barclays bank. In Britain a survey involving sociologists from London School of Economics and an American university has identified 7 social classes in the...
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/dayo-sobowale/social-equities-and-values/|
Blair Scorned at Home Builds Business Empire Abroad
Bloomberg - Stephanie Baker - Apr 5 at 7:45 BST
for Blair, says Meghnad Desai, a Labour member of the House of Lords and professor emeritus of the London School of Economics and Political Science. “I’d rather have my ex-PM doing useful things than sitting...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-04/blair-scorned-at-home-builds-
business-empire-abroad.html|
A class structure that doesn’t quite add up
Gulf News - Apr 5 at 19:03 BST
social capital ? to form the new seven-part class matrix. Out of that, sociologists Mike Savage from the London School of Economics and Fiona Devine from Manchester University and their colleagues have fashioned...
http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/a-class-structure-that-doesn-t-quite-
add-up-1.1167095|
Tony Fernandes committed to QPR future
Gulf News - Apr 5 at 18:51 BST
mother is of Portuguese / Malay heritage.Education: Educated at Epsom College 1977-1983. Graduated in accountancy from the London School of Economics 1987.Hobbies: Enjoys playing the guitar and piano.
http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/tony-fernandes-committed-to-qpr-future-1.11
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The Class of 2013: Social disparities, radical change
Al-Arabiya
... conducted by sociologists Mike Savage from the London School of Economics and Fiona Devine from Manchester University, attaches importance to social capital (connections) and cultural capital (interests and activities), as much to economic capital.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/2013/04/07/-The-Class-of-2013-Social-
disparities-radical-change.html|
Richard RT Amurao & Karen Singson: A love that began in the halls of power
Philippine Star
Both beamed with happiness as they faced a church overflowing with guests, some from their graduate schools Ateneo Law, Harvard and London School of Economics, government officials and colleagues of the bride's parents, relatives and friends from afar.
http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/2013/04/07/927654/richard-r.t.-amurao-karen-singson-love-began-halls-power|
Congress needs a big raise
Tampa Bay Online - Apr 5 at 13:06 BST
recent Washington Times story shows. Like senators and representatives, staffers are paid well to leave, and as a London School of Economics study found, they receive an additional pay bump so long as their...
http://tbo.com/list/news-opinion-commentary/congress-needs-a-big-raise-b82474187z1|
Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton QA: 'I'm a fresh set of eyes to the ...
MinnPost.com
Because of the great work public school teachers did, I was able to go on and get a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Georgetown University. I'm proud ...
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2013/04/minneapolis-mayoral-candidate
-cam-winton-q-im-fresh-set-eyes-challenges-we-f|
Overseas scholarship programmes: HEC scholars or con artists? Catch them if ...
The Express Tribune
Jalal Khan, who went to the United Kingdom, failed to get admission to the London School of Economics, saying there was no research supervisor available. An official at the HEC told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity that the HEC's claims of ...
http://tribune.com.pk/story/532080/overseas-scholarship-programmes-hec-
scholars-or-con-artists-catch-them-if-you-can/|
Paul Krugman: The Urge to Purge
ZNet - Apr 6 at 14:08 BST
Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times . He was
http://www.zcommunications.org/the-urge-to-purge-by-paul-krugman|
«The party is over»: Το κείμενο για την Κύπρο που κάνει θραύση στο Διαδίκτυο
To Vima - Apr 5 at 18:35 BST
Λονδίνο» αλλά στο… University of Wolverhampton νούμερον 367 στα rankings, τζιε άφηννεν να εννοηθεί ότι ετέλειωσεν στο …. London School of Economics) με super μισθούς, super ΑΤΑ, super συνταξιοδοτικά ωφελήματα...
http://www.tovima.gr/finance/article/?aid=506358|
Más que Thatcher
El País - Joaquín Estefanía - Apr 7 at 1:24 BST
Webb (fundadora con su marido, Sidney, del semanario New Statement —que llegó a dirigir Keynes— y de la London School of Economics), que en 1943, poco antes de morir, escribió: "Nos dimos cuenta de que el...
http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/04/05/opinion/1365162870_756960.html|
Η επιστολή για την κρίση στην Κύπρο που κάνει θραύση στο ίντερνετ
Karfitsa.gr - Apr 5 at 21:40 BST
«στο Λονδίνο» αλλά στο... University of Wolverhampton νούμερον 367 στα rankings, τζιε άφηννεν να εννοηθεί ότι ετέλειωσεν στο .... London School of Economics) με super μισθούς, super ΑΤΑ, super συνταξιοδοτικά...
http://www.karfitsa.gr/?p=147500|
Θραύση κάνει κυπριακό κείμενο για την κρίση
Gazzetta.gr - Apr 6 at 15:12 BST
«στο Λονδίνο» αλλά στο... University of Wolverhampton νούμερον 367 στα rankings, τζιε άφηννεν να εννοηθεί ότι ετέλειωσεν στο .... London School of Economics) με super μισθούς, super ΑΤΑ, super συνταξιοδοτικά...
http://www.gazzetta.gr/politiki/article/387638-thraysi-kanei-kypriako-keimeno-gia
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Los buses
El Pais Colombia - Apr 5 at 10:13 BST
los viejos y pequeños buses existentes. Sin embargo, como dice Richard Sennett, reputado sociólogo y profesor en la London School of Economics y el MIT, la tecnología es una gran herramienta pero las ciudades...
http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/opinion/columna/benjamin-barney-caldas/buses|
‘Women have a right to be who they want to be’
The Nation Nigeria - Yetunde Oladeinde - Apr 7 at 0:06 BST
Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). The masters degree holder in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics has used the organisation to encourage women to use technology...
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/new-woman/women-have-a-right-to-be-who
-they-want-to-be/|
LSE on TV/radio
Voice of Russia (5 April)
Iain Begg and Henning Meyer discuss Russia’s relationship with the EU.