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Pensioners get GBP1.2bn boost to value of homes
The Daily Telegraph, 05/06/2013, p.3, Richard Evans
Recent research by academics at the London School of Economics found that the over-55s accounted for most of Britain's 2.5m "millionaire households", having benefited in particular from rising house prices. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/10099536/
Pensioners-property-worth-almost-770bn.html|
Fall in joblessness fails to prove Spain's case for economic revival
Financial Times, 05/06/2013, p.5, Tobias Buck
But my sense is they will only do the reforms that are impossible to avoid and where there is strong pressure from the EU," said Luis Garicano of the London School of Economics. Both private sector economists and academics have warned of the danger of complacency, arguing the government must not succumb to reform fatigue.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/763dd0f0-cd1a-11e2-90e8-00144feab7de.html|
Anti-nepotism speech backfires on Caan
The Guardian, 05/06/2013, p.4, Peter Walker
Hanah Caan's LinkedIn profile shows she has worked as an "adviser" for Hamilton Bradshaw, her father's private equity vehicle, since August 2009, straight after her business statistics BSc at the London School of Economics.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jun/04/james-caan-daughters-nepotism|
Daughter's three roles working for adviser
The Daily Telegraph, 05/06/2013, p.7, Steven Swinford
Hanah, 25, has worked for her father since graduating from the London School of Economics with a business degree in August 2009. His younger daughter, Jemma-Lia, 24, also works for a recruitment company in which he has an investment.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10097996/New-Coaltion-social-mobility-
tzar-James-Caan-tells-parents-Let-your-child-try-and-fail-before-trying-to-help.html|
Don't blame the pushy parents
The Daily Telegraph, 05/06/2013, p.19, Toby Young
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10098529/Dont-blame-the-pushy-middle-
class-parents-for-the-lack-of-social-mobility.html|
Mobility czar eats his words to let daughters work for him
The Times, 05/06/2013, p.11, Laura Pitel
The London School of Economics graduate later took on a role as a trustee at his charity, the James Caan Foundation. Since March she has worked as an adviser to the
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'Don't help your child get a job,' says Dragons' Den star James Caan (who employed his own daughter THREE times)
Mail Online UK (Web), 04/06/2013, Matt Chorley
But it emerged his 25-year-old daughter Hannah has been employed by three of his ventures since leaving the London School of Economics in 2009.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335453/Hypocrisy-dragon-Dont-help-child-work-says-Caan-maybe-forgot-hes-given-BOTH-daughters-jobs.html|
MPs call for statue of Emily Davison in parliament
guardian.co.uk (Web), 04/06/2013, Alexandra Topping
Jane Garvey. Debate continues on whether Davison meant to kill herself on Derby day – her return ticket stub can be seen at the Women's Library, which will reopen at the London School of Economics in the summer – but her influence is undeniable, with many admirers determined to celebrate her life, said Pankhurst. "There is a real desire from the
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jun/04/mps-statue-emily-davison-parliament|
Syrian regime claims key city taken
CNN - Jun 5 at 6:33 BST
Qusayr, said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics.As many as 1,500 people are believed to be wounded and in need of medical care in the border...
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/05/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|
Rebels say Hezbollah, Iraqi fighters flooding into Syria
USA TODAY
... reports that (Hezbollah) have forces in Aleppo, so it seems to me that the numbers are too high – these numbers don't tally with the actual capacity of Hezbollah," said Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/04/syria-hezbollah-fighting/2388763/|
Turkey’s Urban Protesters Blame Erdogan for Narrowing Freedoms
BusinessWeek - Jun 4 at 23:03 BST
less stable, said James Ker-Lindsay, a specialist in southeastern Europe at the London School of Economics. "It’s a transformed country," he said. "Obviously parts of society have been left...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-04/turkey-s-urban-protesters-blame-erdogan-for-narrowing-freedoms|
Are We Heading for a New Financial Crisis?
CNBC - Jun 4 at 17:55 BST
Interview with John Kay, economist and visiting professor at the London School of Economics.
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000173301|
The World Economy's a Ticking Time Bomb (and the Fuse Is Lit)
Huffington Post – 4 June 2013
Kay is a professor at the London School of Economics, a columnist for the Financial Times, and the author of a widely-read report on stock market flaws which was commissioned last year by the British government.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-world-economys-a-tick_b_3384853.html|
Cambridge takes top spot in university ranking - again
Cambridge News – 4 June 2013
Cambridge has fought off the competition and landed the top spot in a university league table for the third year running. The Guardian University Guide 2014 rankings put Cambridge in first place, followed by Oxford and the London School of Economics.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education/Universities/Cambridge-takes-top-
spot-in-university-ranking-again-20130604163550.htm|
The Silence of Animals by John Gray
RTE Online - Jun 4 at 14:41 BST
Professor at Harvard and Yale and Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics, but John Gray now writes full-time. So the labour of love involved in producing these 200-odd...
http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/books/2013/0604/454477-the-silence-of-animals-john-gray/|
Jóvenes, chinos y sin paro
Tiempo de hoy - Jun 4 at 13:43 BST
banca corporativa por el Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles, un curso en la London School of Economics y otro en el Instituto de Empresa. ¿Increíble? No tanto. Basta un rápido paseo por Linkedin...
http://www.tiempodehoy.com/economia/jovenes-chinos-y-sin-paro|
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European Closing Bell
John Kay discusses the future of the market economy.
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BBC Kent (4 June)
Mention of the London School of Economics in the Guardian university league table.
Also on: BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire