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Facts and bad faith in our newspapers
The Guardian, 20/02/2015, p.34, Unattributed
the corruption of newspapers because the job they do is still good enough. How can we know that? Journalists whose writing is influenced by the priorities of financial supporters or donors may fall foul of the Bribery Act 2010, according to Professor Jeremy Horder from LSE’s Department of Law.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/19/after-oborne-facts-bad-faith-newspapers|
The start-up queen moving from hot pants to jewellery
The Daily Telegraph, 20/02/2015, p.8, Unattributed
Gravis, a development organisation working for the empowerment of the Thar Desert communities in India. Bell, a former investment banker, first encountered Gravis while she was a student at the London School of Economics. "I spent a summer in India working with Gravis for three months," she says. "They had a programme aimed at empowering women." Gravis builds small networks
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/festival-of-business/11423555/Zaggora-founder-launches-new-jewellery-start-up-with-a-social-conscience.html|
Oil industry cannot accept possibility of a decline in demand
Financial Times, 20/02/2015, p.10, Unattributed
a role for themselves in a world that successfully manages the risks of climate change. Bob Ward Policy and Communications Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, UK
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f695fa24-b79d-11e4-8807-00144feab7de.html#axzz3SGyNGftn|
London and southeast benefit as public sector job losses show regional divide
Financial Times, 20/02/2015, p.4, Sarah O'connor
ONS jobs data show public sector employment in London fell in the early years of the parliament, but started to rise again after mid-2013. Tony Travers, a professor at the London School of Economics, said one explanation could be the relatively fast population growth in London and the southeast. "Things like schools and the NHS, where there is a population-driven
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5017b444-b612-11e4-a577-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk#axzz3SGyNGftn|
BIRTHDAYS
The Independent, 20/02/2015, p.53, Unattributed
74; Siobhain McDonagh MP, 55; Lord McNally, chairman, Youth Justice Board, 72; Phil Neal, manager and former England footballer, 64; Professor Christopher Pissarides, School Professor of Economics and Political Science, LSE, 67; Poison Ivy, guitarist, 62; Rihanna, singer and songwriter, 27; Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer and songwriter, 74; Imogen Stubbs, actress, 54; Wim van Hanegem, coach and former Netherlands footballer, 71;
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An overburdened champion
The Economist (Web), 19/02/2015, Unattributed
its job was to do far more than be the country’s principal source of tax revenues. “There is a genuine nationalism in Aramco,” says Steffen Hertog, a researcher at the London School of Economics. Even when the firm was American-owned, before the Saudis completed a buy-out in 1980, it felt obliged to do its utmost to please the ruling sheikhs,
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21644158-biggest-national-oil-firm-weighed-down-nation-building-tasks-overburdened|
Malcolm X killed - 50th anniversary, from the archive
Guardian.co.uk (Web), 19/02/2015, Katy Stoddard
a cross-section of fellow American Negroes, but by Africa and the Middle East as well.’ Observer, 28 February 1965. Read in full. In a speech at the London School of Economics, published by the Guardian after his death , Malcolm X compared the involvement of white liberals in the civil rights struggle to ‘coffee which is strong
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/from-the-archive-blog/2015/feb/19/malcolm-x-killed-fiftieth-anniversary-1965|
Letters: The wrong way to stop selective abortion of girls
The Independent (Web), 19/02/2015, Independent Voices
Thiara University of Warwick Dr. Anandi Ramamurthy Sheffield Hallam University Dr. Virinder S. Kalra University of Manchester Dr. Opinderjit K. Takhar University of Wolverhampton Dr. Shirin Housee University of Wolverhampton Professor Ravinder Barn Royal Holloway, London Dr. Kalpana Wilson LSE Gender Institute Dr. Surinder Guru University of Birmingham Ms. Dawn River University of Birmingham Dr. Agomoni Ganguli Mitra University of Edinburgh Professor Elizabeth Dowler University of Warwick Dr. Khursheed Wadia University of Warwick Dr. Jagbir Jhutti-Johal University of Birmingham Professor Ann
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-the-wrong-way-to-stop-selective-abortion-of-girls-10057662.html|
China internationalize only when wise
CHINAdaily - 20 Feb 2015 06:17
year's LSE SU China Development Forum in February, hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science's student union. Although China has gradually opened its capital account controls...
Nurture is more important than nature in childhood obesity, study finds
British Medical Journal - Kmietowicz, Z - 20 Feb 2015 04:47
from the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, concluded that policies...
Youth of the nation
Kathmandu Post - 20 Feb 2015 03:59
disorganised country out. For example, Swarnim Wagle, an economist trained at the London School of Economics, Harvard Univeristy, and Australian National University, with over 15 years of internationa...
Different views in Greece, Germany drive Europe"s latest financial crisis
Erie Times-News - Matthew Schofield - 19 Feb 2015 23:28
kind of lesson." But Iain Begg, a European expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said it wasn"™t clear that many Europeans didn"™t want that lesson taught. At best...
La fraude des riches : La richesse cachée des nations (translate)
Democratie Socialisme - 19 Feb 2015 22:54
Gabriel Zucman, normalien, professeur à la London School of Economics et chercheur à l’université de Berkeley, en Californie, spécialiste des paradis fiscaux et élève de Thomas Piketty, publie...
Greek and German views drive Europe’s latest crisis, risking ‘Grexit’
Star-Telegram - 19 Feb 2015 22:39
some kind of lesson.” But Iain Begg, a European expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said it wasn’t clear that many Europeans didn’t want that lesson taught. At best...
Greek and German views drive Europe’s latest crisis, risking ‘Grexit’
Sacramento Bee - 19 Feb 2015 22:38
some kind of lesson.” But Iain Begg, a European expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science, said it wasn’t clear that many Europeans didn’t want that lesson taught. At best...
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Elisabeth Smith takes over reigns of Meadville's Acutec
Meadville Tribune - Keith Gushard - 19 Feb 2015 20:47
s degree in economics, which included a year of study at the London School of Economics. She then worked for three years as a consultant for the aerospace and defense practice of Charles River...
Yellen Testimony, U.S. Home Data, Oscars: Week Ahead Feb. 21-28
Washington Post - 19 Feb 2015 20:41
Mersch participates in a panel discussion at a conference organized by the London School of Economics and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in London. 13:45 local time (08:45 EST). -The Bank of Japan...
No, The Rich Have Not Gotten Poorer Since The Financial Crisis76
Huffington Post - Ben Walsh - 19 Feb 2015 19:16
Saez of the University of California, Berkley, and Gabriel Zucman of the London School of Economics. It shows the percentage of total household wealth held by the wealthiest households. The higher the number, the more concentrated and unequal the...
Ex-CBN boss appointed Professor at US varsity
News24 - 19 Feb 2015 15:36
he completed in November 2014. Moghalu obtained his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics, an M.A. from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, the LL.B. degree from the University of Nigeria...
Women of today have their own identity and cannot be written off anymore
APN News - 19 Feb 2015 14:35
be made into a Motion Picture. A masters degree holder from the London School of Economics Ratna Vira shuffles between her corporate engagements and pursuing writing which is her passion. Ratna...
Saying farewell to Gov. John Kitzhaber; teaching students happiness: Opinion roundup
Oregonian - 19 Feb 2015 14:14
to be happy. A study, led by Professor Richard Layard at the London School of Economics says happiness instruction is needed to offset the stresses created by "exam factories" of many nations...
LSE’s Opaque Attitude To Information
Beaver Online - Jon Allsop - 19 Feb 2015 13:50
By Jon Allsop I understand that it is (or at least used to be) conventional for the outgoing executive editor of The Beaver to write a valedictory comment piece about the state of the LSE. Fortunately, this week’s big story has given me plenty to talk...
La femme arabe la plus émancipée est en Israël (translate)
Tribune Juive - 19 Feb 2015 12:56
du clan Mashour a grandi à Nazareth, avant d’étudier à la London School of Economics puis en Caroline du Nord, à une époque où seuls les fils de bonne famille étaient formés à l’étranger. « Mon...
Sogato CEO Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu Appointed Professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School
BusinessWeek - 19 Feb 2015 10:23
on global banking reform. Dr. Moghalu obtained his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics, an M.A. from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, the LL.B. degree from the University of Nigeria...
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BBC Radio Scotland, 20/04/2015
Margot Light discusses UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s comments that Russia now presents a serious military threat to the Baltic States.
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BBC Radio 4, 19/02/2015
Margot Light discusses President Putin and potential threat against the Baltic states.
A History of Britain in numbers
BBC Radio 4, 19/02/2015
Patrick O’Brien discussing the Tudor kings taxing people via a parish assessor and valuing wealth of individuals.
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BBC World Service, 19/02/2015
Ernestina Coast discusses ethnicity data re the number of Massai in Tanzania.