LSE in print
Blue-chip dirty tricks 'bigger than phone hacking'
The Independent, 25/07/2013, p.1, Tom Harper
Professor Charlie Beckett, London School of Economics: "I find it difficult to accept that this should be kept secret, and I’m encouraged by Keith Vaz’s remarks. I cannot understand why we shouldn’t know which companies hired private investigators that break the law. We know which media organisations commissioned them and I can’t quite see what the difference is here.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-bigger-than-phone-
hacking--soca-sat-on-bluechip-dirty-tricks-evidence-for-years-8730861.html|
The English question demands an answer
The Daily Telegraph, 25/07/2013, p.19, Sue Cameron
Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics says it’s a “no-brainer” for the Tories to insist on English votes for English laws, noting that Labour is dying out in the southern English shires just as the Tories have all but disappeared from Scotland. “Next year we are going to see the backwash of the Scottish independence debate flowing into English politics,” he says. “This will have a profound effect on the power of England and thus of the UK.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10199923/Devolution-This-
English-question-demands-an-answer.html|
Business big shot
The Times, 25/07/2013, p.36, Unattributed
Her appointment has been widely welcomed in the industry, not only for the homecoming of a respected professional but also for the speed at which Ofwat’s chairman, Jonson Cox, has moved. Ms Ross was educated at the London School of Economics and worked for the Competition Commission and with Mr Jasinski at their consultancy Oxecon.
Legacy team still has mountain to climb to revitalise east London
Financial Times, 25/07/2013, p.2, James Pickford
The boroughs bordering the Olympic site face deep-seated economic challenges. Anne Power, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics and Politics, said three of them – Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham – sit near the top in national measures of deprivation. “They are all under a lot of pressure from immigration, low skills, high unemployment and the legacy of ex-industrial land,” she said.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15686f24-f47f-11e2-a62e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2a2XROlyC|
There are better gauges of economic health than clumsy GDP
Financial Times, 25/07/2013, p.9, Richard Lambert
It was for all these reasons that the London School of Economics Growth Commission, of which I was a member, argued that GDP was an inadequate performance measure and should be supplemented with a broader indicator of economic wellbeing – ideally tracking median household incomes, which provide a rough way of reflecting what people receive out of national income. Since it represents the middle of the income distribution, the median gives a good indication of the living standard of the typical household.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8de484e8-f456-11e2-a62e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2a2XROlyC|
More news at FT.com
Financial Times, 25/07/2013, p.17, Unattributed
A parliamentary report urges the government to "immediately publish clear, measurable and achievable targets for implementation" of recommendations made by John Kay, the London School of Economics professor and Financial Times columnist, in his review published last year.
Nation builders’ Euro Monument
Times Higher Education, 25/07/2013, p.19, Anne Corbett
Article on 25 years of the Erasmus programme by Dr Anne Corbett, Visiting Fellow at the European Institute
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/nation-builders-euro-monument/2005894.article|
Participation Rates: Now We Are 50
Times Higher Education, 25/07/2013, p.34, Unattributed
Student activism also began to gain ground, notably in the events of 1966 and 1967 at the London School of Economics but spreading to Essex and beyond.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/participation-rates-now-we-are-50/2005873.fullarticle|
LSE online
European Parliament elections: 'Ukip' threat reduced' in new system
The Independent (Web), 24/07/2013, Unattributed
But polling carried out for the London School of Economics and the Electoral Reform Society found that Tories could turn the tables on Nigel Farage's party under the alternative "open list" system, which allows voters to choose individual candidates on a party slate.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/european-parliament-elections-ukip-threat-reduced-in-new-system-8730105.html|
Forward guidance: Why make simple things complicated?
The Economist (Web), 24/07/2013, Unattributed
We are inviting experts in the field to comment on the recovery. On Monday Kevin Daly argued in favour of forward guidance. Yesterday John Van Reenen of the London School of Economics set out some troubling trends underpinning grwoth in the UK.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/07/forward-guidance?fsrc=rss|
Ministers urged not to shirk reform
MSN UK (Web), 25/07/2013, Unattributed
Government must drive through the proposals, which include paying executives' long-term incentives in shares that do not vest until after they have left the company and scrapping requirements for companies to report every three months, set out by London School of Economics professor John Kay last July and set targets to ensure overhaul is not quietly forgotten, it adds
http://money.uk.msn.com/news/ministers-urged-not-to-shirk-reform|
MPs urge faster action on Kay Review recommendations
FT.com (Web), 25/07/2013, Unattributed
A parliamentary report urges the government to “immediately publish clear, measurable and achievable targets for implementation” of recommendations made by John Kay, the London School of Economics professor and Financial Times columnist, in his 40,000 word review of UK equity markets published in July last year.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f35a8e58-f46a-11e2-a62e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2a2bJizES|
Plans to tackle blight of 'nuisance calls'
Telegraph (Web), 24/07/2013, Daniel Johnson
A recent study by the London School of Economics found that complaints about cold calls have trebled over the last two years to nearly 460 a day. Not only are current rules stacked in favour of spammers, the LSE said, but it called for changes to the rules designed to protect customers, nearly 60 per cent of whom say they no longer want to answer their telephone.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/
10198935/Plans-to-tackle-blight-of-nuisance-calls.html|
Are Data Mining Journalists the New Punks?
Internews - Jul 25 at 5:08 BST
compiled and analysed by a team led by Mike Savage from the London School of Economics and Fiona Devine of the University of Manchester. The BBC then used this to create a calculator. BBC Lab...
http://www.internews.org/our-stories/news/are-data-mining-journalists-new-punks|
Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King
WXEL - Jul 25 at 4:59 BST
immigrant rights group and got his masters in human rights at the London School of Economics. All the while, his stand-up comedy was just a hobby. The idea of doing it full-time came when, in...
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxel/.artsmain/article/6/1338/1954520/TV/
Comedian.Hari.Kondabolu.On.Diversity..Race.And.Burger.King|
The happiest age in life
Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle - Jul 25 at 3:20 BST
t 42, it’s 23 and 69.According to a at the London School of Economics, ages 23 and 69 are statistically the times when you’ll be most happy in life.The bad news: somewhere in the between the...
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health/wellbeing/article/-/18142147/the-happiest-age-in-life/|
U.K. Lawmakers Urge Transaction Tax for High-Frequency Trading
BusinessWeek - Jul 25 at 0:24 BST
17 recommendations in the report by Kay, a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, who was commissioned by Business Secretary Vince Cable to examine how existing market structures...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-24/u-dot-k-dot-lawmakers-urge-transaction-tax-for-high-frequency-trading|
Protesters Barricade Bulgarian Parliament
VOA News - Selah Hennessy - Jul 24 at 20:45 BST
misspent in Bulgaria and said she would be assessing the situation further. London School of Economics Bulgaria expert Will Bartlett said the main cause of unrest was not political, but economic...
http://www.voanews.com/content/police-break-up-bulgaria-parliament-blockade/1708371.html|
Continue reading on: SCMP
South China Morning Post - Jul 24 at 20:35 BST
London's Hyde Park on July 13. Born Michael Philip Jagger, the London School of Economics dropout has been fronting the Rolling Stones as the band's lead singer since the group's founding in...
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1289941/talking-points|
People happiest in their 20s, 60s
New York Daily News - Rheana Murray - Jul 24 at 20:02 BST
decades later, Schwandt said.His research was published this month by the London School of Economics and Political Science at the Centre for Economic Performance, but isn’t yet peer-reviewed...
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/people-happiest-20s-60s-article-1.1407789?localLinksEnabled=false|
What's going on in Syria? A stepped-back look.
Christian Science Monitor - Jul 24 at 18:35 BST
deadlock,” says Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. “This is the worst scenario because what political deadlock and military stalemate mean is...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0724/What-s-going-on-in-Syria-
A-stepped-back-look|
The Women's Library Moves to the London School of Economics and Political Science
Kensington & Chelsea Today - Jul 24 at 17:31 BST
The Women's Library was founded in 1926 as the Library of 'The London Society for Women's Service', a non militant organisation led by Millicent Fawcett, a leading suffragist. It was originally...
http://www.kensingtonandchelseatoday.co.uk/news/local-news/g1sdllj4r6.html|
'I agree with Sen that lagging human development in India is a great shame'
Business Standard India - Jul 24 at 16:47 BST
Dilip Mookherjee, Professor at London School of Economics, says this is where our country needs to focus on, rather than just growth Read more on: Rbi | Poverty | Jagdish Bhagwati | Bimal...
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/i-agree-with-sen-that-
lagging-human-development-in-india-is-a-great-shame-113072401076_1.html|
We're Most Satisfied With Life At These Two Ages
Huffington Post - Amanda L. Chan - Jul 24 at 15:14 BST
study, which was published by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, also showed that people are pretty bad at estimating how happy they'll be in the future. Specifical...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/life-satisfaction-age-23-69-peaks_n_3641191.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women|
Ed Balls: Britain Needs a Strong Economy Everyone Can Benefit From
Huffington Post UK - Ed Balls - Jul 24 at 13:07 BST
Van Reenen, the Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. The IPPR's Will Straw is also working with us on the project.Later today I will also be meeting...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ed-balls/uk-economy-ed-balls_b_3643412.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics?ncid=GEP|
Mick Jagger: rock's original bad boy turns 70
Yahoo! Philippines She - Jul 24 at 11:43 BST
their first gig in 1962 -- Jagger dropping out of the prestigious London School of Economics in the pursuit of fame -- and three years later scored their first smash hit with "(I Can't Get No...
http://ph.she.yahoo.com/mick-jagger-rocks-original-bad-boy-turns-70-145754
435.html|
Middle East ‘Cold War’ a clash between two sects
Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 24 at 9:00 BST
the phrase of Toby Dodge, a reader in international relations at the London School of Economics.In this overarching struggle, Iran and Saudi Arabia are the key antagonists: the former representing...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east-cold-war-a-clash-between-two-sects-20130724-2qjfj.html|
¿Eres diurno o nocturno? Tu personalidad está relacionada (translate)
La Primera Plana - Redacción - Jul 24 at 13:04 BST
sí. Una diferencia baladí en la que reparó el psicólogo de la London School of Economics, Satoshi Kanazawa , para enfocar un interesante estudio. En ciencia, este fenómeno se atribuye a los llamados ritmos circadianos, los ciclos de 24 horas que...
http://laprimeraplana.com.mx/jovenes-super-8/eres-diurno-o-nocturno-tu-
personalidad-esta-relacionada/|
Avez-vous l'âge d'être heureux ? (translate)
Yahoo! France - Marie-Adélaïde Scigacz - Jul 24 at 18:18 BST
Selon une étude (en anglais) du Centre for Economic Performance de la London School of Economics, relayée lundi 22 juillet par le site du magazine Time (en anglais), la courbe du bonheur a la...
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/lâge-dêtre-heureux-170427024.html|
Religiöse Unruhen gefährden Myanmars mutige Reise zur Demokratie (translate)
FARANG Magazin - Michael Lenz - Jul 25 at 4:38 BST
geschmiedet. Der für seine direkte Art bekannte Maung Zarni, Fellow an der London School of Economics, ruft in seinem Blog eindringlich auf: „Stop 969, Burma’s fastest growing neo-Nazi „Buddhist“ nationalist movement.“ Langsame Entspannung Für den...
http://farang-magazin.com/2013/07/religiose-unruhen-gefahrden-myanmars-
mutige-reise-zur-demokratie/|
Mick Jagger souffle ses 70 bougies vendredi (translate)
Le Nouvelliste Online - Jul 25 at 6:14 BST
la classe moyenne, Michael Jagger est entré en 1961 à la prestigieuse London School of Economics. Mais l'économie l'ennuie vite, il lui préfère déjà le rythm'n blues de Chuck Berry. Avec son...
http://www.lenouvelliste.ch/fr/societe/loisirs-et-culture/mick-jagger-souffle-ses-70-bougies-vendredi-475-1204349|
Puncak Kebahagiaan Hidup di Usia 23 dan 69 Tahun (translate)
Metro TV News - Jul 25 at 0:55 BST
69 tahun. Itulah hasil penelitian yang didapatkan oleh Pusat Kinerja Ekonomi di London School of Economics. "Satu teori, bentuk kebahagiaan dalan suatu usia didorong oleh aspirasi yang belum...
http://www.metrotvnews.com/lifestyle/read/2013/07/25/917/170518/Puncak-Kebahagiaan-Hidup-di-Usia-23|
LSE on TV/radio
LBC 97.3FM (24/07/2013)
Clive Bull
A caller claimed LSE had published a study several years ago suggesting there were 700,000 illegal immigrants in the UK.
CNN International (24/07/2013)
International Desk
Professor Fawaz Gerges discussed the continuing unrest in Egypt and the strategy of the Muslim Brotherhood.
ABC (US) (24/07/2013)
Good Morning America
The LSE research suggesting that the ages of 23 and 69 are when people feel happiest was discussed in relation to celebrities.