LSE apologises over satirical T-shirt row
Times Higher Education, 19/12/2013
Two students who were forced to cover up T-shirts depicting the Prophet Mohammed and Jesus at a freshers’ fair have received an apology from their university head.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/lse-apologises-over-satirical-t-shirt-row/2010050.article|
Religion and democracy: never the twain
Times Higher Education Supplement , 19/12/2013
But although other institutions, including London Met and the London School of Economics, have banned him along with other radical speakers, Westminster denies that it has bowed... http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/columnists/religion-and-democracy-never-the-twain/2009973.article|
Oxbridge may be exclusive, but getting in is more about luck than anything else
New Statesman (Web), 19/12/2013
The media is fascinated with the UK's two oldest universities and the demographics of its students, without acknowledging the randomness of its interview process.
http://www.newstatesman.com/jonn-elledge/2013/12/oxbridge-may-be-exclusive-getting-more-about-luck-anything-else|
'Slavery' case inquest notes emerge
BBC, 19/12/2013
Ms Davies came to London in the 1970s to study at the London School of Economics she also joined the Maoist commune, devoting her life to its cause. On Christmas Eve 1996 she fell out of a second-floor window...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25432998|
Escotet Joins Rich Latin Americans Investing in Spanish Banks
Bloomberg, 20/12/2013
Europe,” said Luis Garicano , a professor of economics and strategy at the London School of Economics. “We’ll see more of this.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-19/escotet-joins-rich-latin-americans-investing-in-spanish-banks.html|
Victory for free expression as LSE apologises over Jesus & Mo controversy Secular News Daily, 20/12/2013
The London School of Economics (LSE) has apologised to two students who were forced to cover up t-shirts featuring pictures from the satirical comic strip Jesus and Mo.
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2013/12/victory-for-free-expression-as-lse-issue-public-apology-over-jesus-and-mo-controversy|
Reading China's future through its past
CHINAdaily, 20/12/2013
Westad is also a professor of international history at The London School of Economics and Political Science. His 2007 book The Global Cold War won the Akira Iriye International history...
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2013-12/20/content_17185875.htm|
London School of Economics Apologises For Banning Free Speech
Anorak News, 19/12/2013
FREEDOM of Speech is under attack on your student campuses. The London School of Economics (LSE) banned Chris Moos and Abhishek Phandis, of the student Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSEASH), from wearing Jesus and Mo cartooons at the...
http://www.anorak.co.uk/379921/news/london-school-of-economics-apologises-for-banning-free-speech.html/|
Venezuela Billionaire’s Bank to Buy Spain’s NCG After Rescue
Washington Post, 19/12/2013
NCG,” said Luis Garicano, a professor of economics and strategy at the London School of Economics.The bank rescue fund, known as FROB, had said on Dec. 16 that it received six binding bids...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-18/banesco-to-buy-nationalized-spanish-lender-ncg-for-eu1-billion.html|
London councils sit on millions meant for building cheaper homes
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 19/12/2013, Nick Mathiason and Will Fitzgibbon
Tony Travers, local government expert at the London School of Economics said: ‘It is possible that some councils benefiting from increased cash through commuted sums could reduce their spend on housing investment... http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/12/19/london-councils-sit-on-millions-meant-for-building-cheaper-homes-2/|
New Fed “Monetary Dove” Puts Job Growth First
The Fiscal Times, 19/12/2013, Rob Garver
Fischer spent several years in Israel before studying at the London School of Economics, earning his Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He...
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/12/19/New-Fed-Monetary-Dove-Puts-Job-Growth-First|
Civilização lança "A Cortina de Ferro", o mais recente romance de Anne Applebaum
Sinfonia dos Livros, 19/12/2013, Vera Neves
na Universidade de Yale, foi titular da prestigiada bolsa Marshall Scholar na London School of Economics e no St Antony’s College, Oxford. O seu marido, Radoslaw Sikorski é um político e escritor polaco. Têm dois filhos, Alexander e Tadeusz. Enviar... http://sinfoniadoslivros.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/civilizacao-lanca-cortina-de-ferro-o.html|
Khobragade row: India's selective outrage
Business Standard India, 19/12/2013
Macys, Sears, JCPenney & Nordstorm wrote Dr Jason Hickel, a fellow at London School of Economics Department of Anthropology. Hickel says it's not just a question of demand and supply, but accuses...
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/khobragade-row-india-s-selective-outrage-113121900505_1.html|
LSE on TV / Radio
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BBC Radio 4, 20/12/2013
Professor Paul Kelly interviewed about LSE’s apology to two students regarding the ASH t-shirts incident.
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BBC Radio 4,19/12/2013
Mention of LSE regarding Comrade Bala ‘slavery’ case.
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BBC Radio 5 Live, 19/12/2013
Tony Travers commenting on London draining growth out of the rest of UK.