LSE in print
Labour's spending worked. Why don't they defend it?
The Guardian, 02/07/2013, p.27, Polly Toynbee
Did Labour's social policy work? The answer is a pretty resounding yes, according to the LSE's definitive survey of the Blair-Brown years: "There is clear evidence that public spending worked, contrary to popular belief." Nor did Labour overspend. It inherited "a large deficit and high
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/02/labour-spending-worked-
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Nobel laureates urge reform of international monetary system
International Herald Tribune, 02/07/2013, p.11, Charles Van Der Leeuw
Christopher Pissarides, a 2010 Nobel laureate who teaches at the London School of Economics, is the chairman of Cyprus's national council for economic policy. He said that, for the euro zone countries, a single banking regime and a single fiscal regime are needed.
The Man Who Dissected 'The Liberal Mind'
The Wall Street Journal (Europe), 02/07/2013, p.17, Edwin J. Feulner
As a political philosopher and teacher, Ken helped shape the thinking of thousands of students who passed through his stimulating seminars and classes at the London School of Economics, from 1959 until very recently. I know directly of his intellectual impact because he was my LSE tutor in 1965. Two years earlier, his first book,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324436104578577102406208
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Norman MacKenzie
The Times, 02/07/2013, p.49, Unattributed
Norman MacKenzie won a scholarship to the London School of Economics in 1939, where he was a star student of Harold Laski and gained a first in 1943. He was one of a remarkable cohort of students
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3805059.ece?CMP=OTH-
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LSE online
Mysteries of the middle class
Reuters UK (Web), 01/07/2013, Unattributed
That’s why a recent paper by Joao Paulo Pessoa and John Van Reenen, both of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, makes such fascinating reading. Van Reenen and Pessoa set out to unravel the two big mysteries about Britain?s economic performance over the past five years.
http://blogs.reuters.com/chrystia-freeland/2013/06/28/mysteries-of-the-middle-class/|
London's poorest hit hardest by financial crash
guardian.co.uk (Web), 02/07/2013, Dave Hill
New research from the London School of Economics shows that the capital's relative resilience to the downturn hasn't stopped its least affluent being hurt by its effects Depicting the capital as a recession-defying engine
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2013/jul/01/london-poorest-affected-
by-financial-crisis|
Mysteries of the middle class
Reuters UK - Jul 1 at 10:46 BST
John Van Reenen, both of the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, makes such fascinating reading. Van Reenen and Pessoa set out to unravel the two big mysteries...
http://blogs.reuters.com/chrystia-freeland/2013/06/28/mysteries-of-the-middle-class/|
Kenneth Minogue RIP
Spectator (Web), 01/07/2013, Douglas Murray
Spectator readers will remember his essays and reviews for the magazine stretching over many decades. Some may have been fortunate enough to have been taught by Kenneth Minogue at the London School of Economics. Ken was, needless to say, one of the most brilliant conservative political thinkers of his generation. He was also the most wonderful man.
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/douglas-murray/2013/07/kenneth-minogue-rip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenneth-minogue-rip|
Dalibor Rohac: Kenneth Minogue, An Imaginative Reactionary
Huffington Post UK - Dalibor Rohac - Jul 1 at 15:56 BST
Mr Minogue came to England in the 1950s and taught first at the University of Exeter and then, since 1959, at the London School of Economics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dalibor-rohac/kenneth-minogue-an-imagin_b_3528388.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP|
Premises of Liberty: In Memoriam Kenneth Minogue (1930-2013)
FrontPage Magazine » FrontPage - Vladimir Tismaneanu - Jul 2 at 6:30 BST
Political philosopher Kenneth Minogue, emeritus professor at the London School of Economics, was one of the most influential and respected thinkers of our times. A former student of the distinguished philosopher Michael Oakeshott,
http://frontpagemag.com/2013/vladimir-tismaneanu/premises-of-liberty-in-
memoriam-kenneth-minogue-1930-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=premises-of-liberty-in-
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Fireworks As Croatia Joins The EU
Malaysian Digest - Jul 2 at 4:08 BST
"The EU will not be a panacea for Croatia's economy," Will Bartlett, a senior research fellow at the London School of Economics, told CNN in January. http://www.malaysiandigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=386702:fireworks-as-croatia-joins-the-eu&catid=37:world|
Honoured to serve the city I belong to: Najeeb Jung
Indian Express - Jul 2 at 1:02 BST
Born on January 18, 1951, Najeeb Jung studied history at St Stephen's College in Delhi University and later went to the London School of Economics. He has been a senior adviser at the Asian Development Bank.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/honoured-to-serve-the-city-i-belong-to-najeeb-jung/1136558/|
New LG is a man of action, at home on any stage
Times of India - Jul 2 at 0:11 BST
The St Stephen's graduate completed his master's in history from DU, followed by MA in social policy and planning in developing countries from the London School of Economics.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/New-LG-is-a-man-of-action-at-home-
on-any-stage/articleshow/20868488.cms|
Europe Demands Answers on NSA Bugging Claims
Voice of America - webdesk@voanews.com (Henry Ridgwell) - Jul 1 at 23:37 BST
said David Cadier, who is from the IDEAS analyst group at the London School of Economics. "It might be that the problem is less the fact that the U.S. authorities have been spying on some EU delegations officers, some embassies.
http://www.voanews.com/content/europe-demands-answers-on-nsa-bugging-claims/1693102.html|
France's First Family of fashion! LVMH boss Bernard Arnault appoints daughter Delphine in top Louis Vuitton role within $106bn empire
Mail Online UK (Web), 01/07/2013, Martha De Lacey
A highly-respected, serious, and extremely hard-working businesswoman, Delphine Arnauilt has degrees from graduated from EDHEC Business School in Lille and the London School of Economics, where she was head of student organisations. She was credited with keeping Dior's head above water when the brand's creativ John Galliano had his infamous anti-Semitic outburst
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2352372/Frances-First-Family-fashion
-LVMH-boss-Bernard-Arnault-appoints-daughter-Delphine-Louis-Vuitton-role-70bn-empire.html|
Sea + sun = happiness: science
TheJournal.ie - Jul 1 at 22:16 BST
time by the sea is key to happiness.A team from the London School of Economics and Political Science studied the responses from 22,000 people who uploaded their information to an app especially...
http://www.thejournal.ie/sea-sun-happiness-study-973774-Jul2013/|
Revealed: What Really Makes You Happy
Huffington Post UK - Poorna Bell - Jul 1 at 18:50 BST
happiness in terms of how unhappy something makes you. Researchers at the London School of Economics pulled together data from smartphone users who used an app called 'Mappiness' to log their levels of happiness over three years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/01/best-things-for-happiness_n_3528726.html?utm_hp_ref=uk?ncid=GEP|
Happiness is not spending time with family
IOL - Jul 1 at 18:42 BST
company of work colleagues and clients is more depressing. Researchers at the London School of Economics collated data from smartphone users who used an app to log their levels of happiness over three years
http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/friends/happiness-is-not-spending-time-with
-family-1.1540190|
When Julia Ruled
Daily Telegraph Australia - Tim Blair - Jul 1 at 20:38 BST
Professor Timothy Besley from the London School of Economics defends high pay for politicians:
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/
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Rice scheme critics need a dose of empathy
Bangkok Post - Jul 1 at 20:18 BST.Songkran Grachangnetara is an entrepreneur. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Columbia University.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/357863/rice-scheme-critics-need
-a-dose-of-empathy|
What price a prime minister?
ABC Online - Jul 1 at 13:09 BST
to make a contribution.JAMES GLENDAY: However, Professor Timothy Besley from the London School of Economics says recent research suggests pay does make a difference to the qualifications of politicians and how long they stay in parliament.
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3793562.htm|
How experts gain influence
Harvard Business Review, July-August 2013
Matthew Hall is a reader in accounting at the London School of Economics
http://hbr.org/2013/07/how-experts-gain-influence/ar/1|
Over-55s top the millionaire households list
Annuity Supermarket - wendy - Jul 2 at 4:53 BST
A book has been published based on data supplied by the London School of Economics, it reveals that there are distinct differences in the treatment of individuals across several different areas
http://www.annuitysupermarket.com/blog/over-55s/over-55s-top-the-millionaire-households-list|
A moda prefere os esqueletos
El País - Jul 1 at 11:11 BST
ajustamos o no”, arguye Joan Costa-Font, profesor de Economía Política de la London School of Economics y coautor de un estudio que concluyó que la presión social es determinante para explicar...
http://sociedad.elpais.com/sociedad/2013/06/30/actualidad/1372608318_
105916.html|
La Zona Franca in Sardegna e I galoppini di regime che remano contro
cogito ergo sum...penso dunque sono - admin - Jul 1 at 16:27 BST
Gordon Brown, riconfermato dal conservatore David Cameron. Dopo la Bocconi e la London School of Economics, aveva studiato le economie più povere del mondo nel cuore dell’Africa e del Sud America. Oggi è professore di Economia delle politiche pubbliche...
http://cogitoergo.it/?p=21989|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC London 94.9 (02/07/2013)
U.K. Regional Radio
Professor John Hills discussing hike in rents in London and how they have hit the poorest sectors of the community
BBC 1 London (01/07/2013)
UK National
Professor John Hills discussing new LSE report showing the gap between the richest and poorest is increasing
Also on BBC Regional Radio
BBC Radio 4 (01/07/2013)
UK National Radio
Fawaz Geges talking about the Syrian conflict
BBC News 24 (01/07/2013)
UK National
Fawaz Geges discussing demonstrations in Egypt