2-5 May 2015

LSE in print

Tuesday 5 May

UKIP looks north to double number of council seats
The Times, 05/05/2015, p.10, Jill Sherman
sustainable build. The party will just grow and grow and grow." Ukip plans to focus on parking, bin collections and cleaner streets. Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said: "Ukip must hope to start winning Westminster seats in the urban north soon," he said. "This would be even easier if there was a Labour
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4430680.ece

Upstart party leader hails 'new era' in Spain
Financial Times, 05/05/2015, p.6, Tobias Buck
battery of detailed reform proposals, with a particular emphasis on the tax system and the labour market. The Ciudadanos programme, developed by a team that includes Luis Garicano from the London School of Economics, reflects the party's liberal economic stance: it calls for a sharp reduction in income and corporate tax, but seeks to balance the cuts by eliminating tax
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1b93542-f232-11e4-892a-00144feab7de.html

No more major cuts in public spending
The Independent, 05/05/2015, p.32, Unattributed
University, USA David Cobham Professor of Economics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh John Eatwell Emeritus Professor of Financial Policy, University of Cambridge Richard Layard Emeritus Professor and Founder, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics Marcus Miller Professor of Economics, Warwick University John Van Reenen Professor, Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics David Vines Professor of
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-independent/20150505/281938836475523/TextView

Monday 4 May

Six steps to reforming our failed tax system
The Times, 04/05/2015, p.43, Unattributed
package of reform would create a range of gainers and losers in all places in the tax system, making it harder for one blocking coalition to form. Tim Besley is LSE professor of Economics and Political Science.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/columnists/article4429715.ece

David Blanchflower Economic View
The Independent, 04/05/2015, p.51, Unattributed
It's time for a change of tack. * Christopher Allsopp (Oxford & ex-MPC); Mark Blyth (Brown); David Cobham (Heriot Watt); Lord Eatwell (Cambridge); Marcus Miller (Warwick); John Van Reenen (LSE); David Vines (Oxford); and Simon Wren-Lewis (Oxford).
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/david-blanchflower/david-blanchflower-the-coalitions-economic-legacy-is-plain--it-has-leftus-worse-off-10223276.html

Nations' pledges on emissions will fall short of target, say scientists
The Independent, 04/05/2015, p.15, Steve Connor
largely responsible for the rise in global average temperatures over recent decades. The analysis by the Grantham Research Institute and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics found serious shortcomings in what countries have suggested for their future annual emissions as the basis of an international treaty in Paris - widely considered the
http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-independent/20150504/281749857912763/TextView

In British election, a turn to the past
International New York Times, 04/05/2015, p.1, Steven Erlanger
Cameron's promise, if still in office, to have a referendum on British membership by the end of 2017. It is possible, said Tony Travers, a professor of government at the London School of Economics, that Labour under Mr. Miliband may even win more votes in England than the Tories. Neither Mr. Cameron nor Mr. Miliband, however, appears to have been
http://eedition.inyt.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

Financiers in Britain inject wealth into Tories
International New York Times, 04/05/2015, p.13, Danny Hakim
and especially in '94 when Blair took over, until the crash, Labour was totally aligned with the financial industry,'' said Jonathan Hopkin, a professor in the government department at the London School of Economics. ''Labour,'' he added, ''lost the election after the crash and new leadership came in that first of all rejected that political strategy.'' Of Mr. Miliband, he
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/business/dealbook/long-before-british-vote-financiers-weigh-in.html?_r=0

UKIP DEAD RIGHT ON MIGRANTS SAYS POLE
Daily Star, 04/05/2015, p.8, Ross Kaniuk
comes in." Przemek came to the UK in 1999 to study A-levels at boarding school after being selected for a scholarship. He went on to complete a degree at the London School of Economics. Przemek
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/440135/Przemek-Skwirczynski-Ukip-Tooting-South-London

Saturday 2 May

Good Capitalists
The Times (Ireland), 02/05/2015, p.21, Unattributed
a big insurance business, is donating £50 million to identify solutions to low pay. Earlier this week, Paul Marshall, a hedge fund entrepreneur, made a £30 million gift to the London School of Economics. The LSE will use the gift to establish a research centre for philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. It aims to train 150 MA students a year by
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article4428726.ece

The phoney first-time buyer home loans war
The Times, 02/05/2015, p.59, Francesca Steele
supply — but all we have are Alice in Wonderland proposals, displacement activities treating some symptoms but not the underlying causes," says Paul Cheshire, professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics. "We need at least 200,000 new homes a year but as targets have risen, building has fallen. In 2013-14, for example, completions in London dipped to
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/money/article4428347.ece

From the home front
The Guardian, 02/05/2015, p.8, Unattributed
Brad Pitt 'He is in a waiting room really. A comfortable waiting room, but he doesn't know when the train is coming' A mother interviewed by the London School of Economics for research that shows parents are increasingly fed up looking after the 'boomerang' generation, who return home after university

Nationalists' record belies radical reputation
Financial Times, 02/05/2015, p.3, John Mcdermott
is hard to compare outcomes in health and education between Scotland and the rest of the UK, given their different systems. A 2014 study led by Gwyn Bevan of the London School of Economics found that the NHS in Scotland and England performed similarly on waiting times but that preventable early deaths had fallen faster in the northeast of England
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/36d6aa9a-efeb-11e4-ab73-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZFGzrdhp

From cloisters and quads to tutorial pods
Financial Times, 02/05/2015, p.8, Nicola Davison
In the past decade or so it has become de rigueur for universities to commission ambitious architecturebybig international names. Trophy buildings boost brands and attract students and faculty. At the London School of Economics, O'Donnell + Tuomey's Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, a startling collision of triangular, red brick façades in an area of London (near Holborn) with streets dating
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdd88fc-e998-11e4-a687-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk

imbys stop young buying homes, says top economist
Daily Mail, 02/05/2015, p.22, Louise Eccles
that Britain's planning system allows 'Nimbys' - which stands for Not in My Back Yard - 'to employ endless ways to block new developments'. The CEP - part of the London School of Economics - said in a report that house prices had grown faster in the UK than in almost any developed nation over the past 40 years. Planning
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3064965/Nimby-homeowners-stop-young-getting-property-ladder.html

The real scandal about happy pills
Daily Mail, 02/05/2015, p.53, Unattributed
over-prescribed for some patients, in others — especially men aged over 55, who have the highest rates of suicide — depression is woefully under-diagnosed and under-treated. AHORRIFYING study by the London School of Economics a few years ago showed that while mental illness accounts for nearly half of all ill health in the under-65s, only a quarter of people in
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3064856/THE-MIND-DOCTOR-MAX-PEMBERTON-REAL-scandal-happy-pills.html

LSE on TV/Radio

News
BBC Radio 5, 04/05/2015
Tony Travers discussing UKIP’s chances in this week’s elections

News
BBC News 24, 04/05/2015
Tony Travers discusses political ‘numb panic’ in last few days leading up to the elections

News
BBC London 94.9, 04/05/2015
LSE alumnus talks about studying at LSE and Jimi Hendrix playing here one night

News
BBC Merseyside, 04/05/2015
Reference to Grantham Institute report on global warming targets, warning that China, the US and EU need to show more ambition if they want to limit temperature rises.

Also in: BBC Norfolk, BBC Shropshire, BBC Northampton, BBC Leicester, BBC Humberside

Talking Business with Linda Yeuh
BBC World, 03/05/2013
John van Reenen discusses long-term economic challenges facing Britain, including low productivity.

Also on: Global with Matthew Amroliwala

News
LBC, 03/05/2015
LSE alumnus discusses the prejudices of coming from a working class background and studying at LSE.

News
BBC London 94.9, 03/05/2015
Reference to LSE study about boomerang students returning to live at home after graduating.

LSE online

Tuesday 5 May

OECD urges Sweden to reform schools system
FT.com (Web), 04/05/2015, Unattributed
are some very successful free schools but the system has not taken advantage of them, while the underperforming ones have not been tackled." Anne West, professor of education policy at the London School of Economics, said market reforms "have a tendency to segregate pupils", and the OECD's proposal for controlled parental choice to improve social mixing "indicates that the problems are
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2a79e92-f267-11e4-892a-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZFGzrdhp

Meet the girls causing a STIR in Russia at Miss USSR pageant
Daily Express (Web), 04/05/2015, Unattributed
and Julian Bennett, while stars of the reality TV show Meet the Russians made champagne toasts while watching the competition Among the genetically blessed contestants was a student from the London School of Economics, a young mother and even an Olympian - who has appeared in a music video with One Direction hunk Harry Styles. But the glistening tiara was
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/574825/Miss-USSR-contestants-Russia

UPDATE 1-Whoever triumphs in UK election, it won't be the press "wot won it"
Reuters UK (Web), 04/05/2015, Unattributed
had the power he once had: "The British people have a lot more sense than some of these papers give them credit for." Comparing Brand to Murdoch, Charlie Beckett, media professor at the London School of Economics, said Miliband's move made sense: "Russell may get better cut through than Rupert." ERA HAS GONE David Yelland, a former editor of the Sun and deputy editor of
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/04/britain-election-media-idUKL5N0XV28A20150504

Planned curbs in greenhouse gas emissions won't prevent global warming 'danger limit' being reached, warns report
The Independent (Web), 04/05/2015, Steve Connor
largely responsible for the rise on global average temperatures over recent decades. The analysis by the Grantham Research Institute and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics found serious shortcomings in what countries have suggested for their future annual emissions, and what is actually needed as the basis of an international treaty in
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/curbs-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-wont-prevent-global-warming-danger-limit-being-reached-10222437.html

Nepalese men are now needed by their families - help smooth their path
FT.com (Web), 04/05/2015, Unattributed
Cannon Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Elizabeth Dowler Professor in Food & Social Policy, University of Warwick Frank Ellis Emeritus Professor, School of International Development, University of East Anglia David Lewis Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics Michael Lipton Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Sussex Dr Sara Pantuliano Director, Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI Jeremy Shoham Head, Emergency Nutrition Network Dr Geof Tansey Food Ethics Council Geof Wood Emeritus Professor of International Development,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9b79f64e-eff7-11e4-bb88-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9b79f64e-eff7-11e4-bb88-00144feab7de.html%3Fsiteedition%3Duk&siteedition=uk&_i_referer=#axzz3ZFGzrdhp

Are Ukip the victims of a media vendetta?
New Statesman (Web), 01/05/2015, Unattributed
major parties do to check who their candidates and supporters are, and what they are posting on social media,” says Dr. Nick Anstead, who specialises in political communication at the London School of Economics. Of course, Ukip politicians have not been politically schooled. Professor Fielding believes this is one reason why they are focussed on. “They haven’t been educated as
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/are-ukip-victims-media-vendetta

Why women are more at risk than men in earthquake-ravaged Nepal
MSN UK (Web), 01/05/2015, Unattributed
Natural disasters are thought to be indiscriminate killers-but is that strictly true? It turns out disasters affect women much more than men. A study conducted by the London School of Economics in 2007 found that, between 1981 and 2002, natural disasters in 141 countries, on average, killed more women than men. The latest figures show that, among
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/why-women-are-more-at-risk-than-men-in-earthquake-ravaged-nepal/ar-BBj0y2U

Forced errors
The Economist (Web), 01/05/2015, Unattributed
for rural land. Mr Modi wants to ditch the consent and social-impact clauses for certain projects because of the delays involved. He has a point. As Maitreesh Ghatak of the London School of Economics and Parikshit Ghosh of the Delhi School of Economics point out , if farmers are adequately compensated, consent is largely irrelevant. The price is wrong
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21650120-making-rules-about-compulsory-purchases-land-especially-tricky-developing

Voters and businesses weigh in on Britain's post-election challenges
BBC (Web), 01/05/2015, Unattributed
four out of five businesses (72%) believe there to be a negative impact from Brexit. Negative This is consistent with research from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the LSE which finds that Brexit would cause a loss of national output of 1-3% per annum for Britain. A study by two German think tanks, Bertelsmann Stiftung and the ifo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32552024

Calling farmer suicides a ‘tragedy’ fails India
NDTV, 01/05/2015
Article by Maitreesh Ghatak about the high suicide rate of farmers in India and fact they are under-reported.
http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/calling-farmer-suicides-a-tragedy-fails-india-759065

Energised by referendum defeat, SNP on course to make gains
Oman Tribune - 05 May 2015 06:49
a battle, but is winning the war,” added Kate Jenkins, of the London School of Economics. Defeat would be a crushing blow for Labour, which would lose dozens of seats in a region traditionally...

Troubled media fails to have impact of old
Oman Tribune - 05 May 2015 06:49
credit for.” Comparing Brand to Murdoch, Charlie Beckett, media professor at the London School of Economics, said Miliband’s move made sense. “Russell may get better cut through than Rupert...

Panoro Energy ASA: Panoro Energy Announces Change of Director at the Annual General Meeting
Reuters - 05 May 2015 06:18
S. Secretary of Energy. He holds a BSc honors degree from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Columbia Business School. In connection with his departure, Mr. Brandeggen...

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Bribes and evasions make for a dreary UK election
BDlive - Martin Wolf - 05 May 2015 06:04
An election brief from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics and Political Science notes that "inequality in pre-and post-tax income has risen remarkably...

Four super funds secure FEAL scholarships
Investment Magazine - 05 May 2015 05:34
to study at the world’s leading executive institutes, such as the London School of Economics and the Melbourne Business School, not only to further their own development but bring it back to...

Cameron et Miliband a priori condamnés à des alliances pour gouverner (translate)
Le Matinal - 05 May 2015 05:25
sorte d’arrangement” selon les mot de Kate Jenkins, analyste à la London School of Economics (LSE), devra être trouvé. Une occurrence rare sur les îles britanniques mais courante sur le continent...

Carbon plans deeply inadequate: climate study warns
Yahoo! News - 05 May 2015 04:11
about 50 GtCO2e. The new report by Stern and colleagues at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) said the goals of the United States, European Union and China, placed them...

Paris:Forscher halten Klimaschutz-Ziele für ungenügend (translate)
Südwest Presse - 05 May 2015 03:46
Jahr 2030 auf zwei Grad Celsius zu beschränken. In einer Analyse der London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) heißt es, auf Grundlage der derzeitigen Zusagen sei zu erwarten, dass...

La realidad económica europea hace resurgir a los partidos minoritarios (translate)
Entorno Inteligente - 05 May 2015 03:26
más idóneos para gestionar el Estado”, señala Simon Hix, académico de la London School of Economics (LSE). El año pasado, la economía del Reino Unido creció un 2,8%, más que la de cualquier...

Not Yet Uhuru for African Brotherhood
This Day Online - 05 May 2015 02:54
on a previous such outbreak Dr. Jason Hickel, a lecturer at the London School of Economics in his article ‘Xenophobia’ in South Africa:order, chaos and the moral of witchcraft stated that ‘news...

China-EU ties four decades before and after
CHINAdaily - 05 May 2015 02:36
China Institute for Reform and Development, and Paul De Grauwe, professor of London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Chi is very positive but cautious; he says the euro will be more...

Whoever wins UK vote, ‘sea change’ coming in Scotland
The Nation Pakistan - 05 May 2015 02:29
a battle, but is winning the war,” added Kate Jenkins, of the London School of Economics. Defeat would be a crushing blow for Labour, which would lose dozens of seats in a region traditionally considered to be its home turf. Young gun Mhairi...

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Setting the record straight on my conservative roots
Bangkok Post - 05 May 2015 02:02
this job done. Songkran Grachangnetara is an entrepreneur. He graduated from The London School of Economics and Columbia University. He can be reached at Twitter: @SongkranTalk

Plans inadequate to stop global warming: Study
The Gulf Today - 05 May 2015 01:21
on certain conditions. The new report by Stern and colleagues at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) said the goals of the United States, European Union and China, placed...

Bulletin: Voting in the UK
The Wireless - 04 May 2015 23:58
is likely to win an overall majority ,” writes Marie-Noelle Loewe for the London School of Economics and Political Science . “Each day, we get closer to another hung parliament and the ensuing...

UN says carbon plans 'deeply inadequate'
Sky News Australia - 04 May 2015 22:13
an authority on the economics of climate change, and colleagues at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The UN Environment Program has calculated that emissions must fall...

Ultimes plaidoiries de Cameron et Miliband (translate)
Le Jeune Independant - Mehdi Ziane - 04 May 2015 21:26
sorte d’arrangement » selon les mots de Kate Jenkins, analyste à la London School of Economics (LSE), devra être trouvé. Une occurrence rare sur les îles britanniques mais courante sur le continent...

Dette er den viktigste grafen for å forstå det britiske valgetHan kan få 13 prosent av stemmene, men bare 0,15 prosent av seteneHva er det magiske tallet i britisk politikk? (translate)
Aftenposten - 04 May 2015 21:01
i praksis ende opp som nest størst i svært mange kretser. Ifølge London School of Economics beregninger ligger UKIP realistisk an til å vinne én valgkrets, i bestefall to. Partileder Nigel...

Cameron y el desafío de mantenerse en el poder (translate)
Vanguardia.com.mx - 04 May 2015 20:54
"Me parece realmente improbable", afirmó el famoso politólogo Tony Travers, de la London School of Economics. También Robert Worcester, profesor invitado en el King's College de Londres y fundador...

Maharashtra govt to own Ambedkar’s London home by May-end
Times of India - 04 May 2015 20:49
the architect of the Indian Constitution lived as a student of the London School of Economics in 1921-22, is situated at 10, King Henry's Road, NW3, London. "The state government has appointed...

Immigration dividing the nation ahead of UK elections
EuroNews - 04 May 2015 20:41
also coordinates the Poles in the UK campaign . A graduate of the London School of Economics he now works as a journalist and PR person in the City of London. As a Polish citizen he is part of...

Polak kandydujący z Ukip broni swojej partii. „Wyspy są przeludnione” (translate)
Polish Express - 04 May 2015 18:57
Kandydat, który w 1999 roku przyjechał do Londynu, żeby zdobyć tytuł na London School of Economics, przyznaje, że imigracja jest potrzebna, szczególnie w stolicy kraju. Tym niemniej powinna być...

Elecciones en Reino Unido: de la ideología a una política de consumo (translate)
El Confidencial - 04 May 2015 18:55
más idóneos para gestionar el Estado", señala Simon Hix, académico de la London School of Economics (LSE). En su opinión, esta aparente crisis de las ideologías "es más evidente en el Reino Unido...

Elections britanniques : incertitude totale à trois jours du scrutin (translate)
Le Vif - Le Vif - 04 May 2015 17:45
jusqu'à des mois, comme en Belgique", selon Tony Travers de la London School of Economics. David Cameron a régulièrement brandi la menace d'un "effondrement du pays" en cas de vote pour les...

Royaume-Uni : un effet "royal baby" sur les prochaines élections ? (translate)
Grazia France - Pauline Pellissier - 04 May 2015 17:44
Belgique , Simon Hix , chef du département d’études du gouvernement à la London School of Economics , explique qu’un "tel événement peut changer l’humeur d’un pays et créer un sentiment de bien-être...

La popularidad del UKIP podría traducirse en muy pocos escaños (translate)
Metro Libre - 04 May 2015 17:32
lograr un solo diputado. Para Tony Travers, profesor de política de la London School of Economics, el sistema 'está bajo enorme presión' para que el parlamento dé cabida a más formaciones.'Eso...

La popularidad del UKIP podría traducirse en muy pocos escaños (translate)
La Bolsa - 04 May 2015 17:30
lograr un solo diputado. Para Tony Travers, profesor de política de la London School of Economics, el sistema "está bajo enorme presión" para que el parlamento dé cabida a más formaciones."Eso...

La popularidad del UKIP podría traducirse en muy pocos escaños (translate)
Globedia Guatemala - 04 May 2015 17:23
solo diputado. Más sobre Para Tony Travers, profesor de política de la London School of Economics, el sistema "está bajo enorme presión" para que el parlamento dé cabida a más formaciones."Eso...

After almost voting to leave UK, Scottish voters are now set to decide its future
EuroNews - 04 May 2015 16:50
though we will most certainly do that,” she told students at the London School of Economics (LSE). “But we will seek to do more than that – we will also seek to play our part in bringing about...

Grande-Bretagne: Cameron et Miliband a priori condamnés à des alliances pour gouverner (translate)
Lyonne.fr - 04 May 2015 16:35
sorte d'arrangement" selon les mot de Kate Jenkins, analyste à la London School of Economics (LSE), devra être trouvé. Une occurrence rare sur les îles britanniques mais courante sur le continent...

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Verden knokler for at forhindre den globale opvarmning - men er det nok? (translate)
Jyllands Posten - 04 May 2015 16:34
for landenes forventede CO2-udledning i 2030 er blevet foretaget af eksperter på London School of Economics and Political Science, der har gennemgået de erklærede mål for verdens største CO2-"syndere"...

La BCE doit cesser de faire de la politique (translate)
Rene Blanchemanche - René Blanchemanche - 04 May 2015 16:23
compte à aucun pouvoir démocratique. Par Philippe Legrain, professeur invité à la London School of Economics, ancien conseiller économique du président de la Commission européenne et auteur de l'ouvrage European Spring, paru en 2014. Philippe Legrain...

Whoever triumphs in UK election, it won't be the press 'wot won it'
Reuters UK - 04 May 2015 16:12
for." Comparing Brand to Murdoch, Charlie Beckett, media professor at the London School of Economics, said Miliband's move made sense: "Russell may get better cut through than Rupert." ERA...

英國大選 媒體影響力大不如前 (translate)
Taiwan News Online - Central News Agency - 04 May 2015 16:02
Miliband)接受英國喜劇演員羅素布蘭德(Russell Brand)訪問,在幾年前可說是前所未聞的舉動。呼籲民眾不要投票的羅素布蘭德擁有960萬名推特追隨者和自己的YouTube頻道。 米勒班受訪時還酸了梅鐸一下,說這位澳洲出生的媒體巨子早已失去影響力。 倫敦政經學院( London School of Economics)媒體教授貝基特(Charlie Beckett)說,米勒班此舉合乎常理。 貝基特說:「接受羅素訪問達到的影響力,可能勝過梅鐸的報導。」(譯者:中央社劉文瑜)1

Campañas electorales se intensifican en Reino Unido (translate)
Diario Rotativo - Redacción - 04 May 2015 15:33
maniobra para pasar leyes en el parlamento. El catedrático de la universidad London School of Economics (LSE), Simon Hix, señaló que “lo más seguro” es que Cameron se quede en el número 10...

Las elecciones británicas más impredecibles pueden arrojar alianzas inéditas (translate)
LaVerdad24.com - 04 May 2015 15:04
con pactos", declara a Efe Tony Travers, experto en elecciones de la London School of Economics (LSE). El sistema electoral británico, de tipo mayoritario uninominal -gana en cada circunscripción...

Cambios en la política británica: De la ideología a una política de consumo (translate)
LaVerdad24.com - 04 May 2015 15:04
más idóneos para gestionar el Estado", señala Simon Hix, académico de la London School of Economics (LSE). En su opinión, esta aparente crisis de las ideologías "es más evidente en el Reino...

Science politique, armée : quelles études pour le «royal baby»? (translate)
MSN Canada - 04 May 2015 14:58
pour sa part obtenu une maîtrise en études de développement de la London School of Economics. Les Hollandais - Willem-Alexander, roi de la bière? Le très populaire et aimé Willem-Alexander...

Las elecciones británicas más... (translate)
Heraldo - Judith Mora. Londres - 04 May 2015 14:51
gobernar en minoría con pactos", declara Tony Travers, experto en elecciones de la London School of Economics (LSE). El sistema electoral británico, de tipo mayoritario uninominal -gana en...

Spanien - Eine neue Volkspartei will punkten (translate)
Deutschlandfunk - Hans-Günter Kellner - 04 May 2015 14:50
ungefähr. Für das Wirtschaftsprogramm zeichnet Luis Garicano verantwortlich, Lehrstuhlinhaber an der prestigeträchtigen London School of Economics. Das Programm klingt nicht populär, aber Ciudadanos...

La reprise c’est la re-crise (translate)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon - Jean-Luc Mélenchon - 05 May 2015 06:13
et opacité financière, affirme le Français Gabriel Zucman, professeur assistant à la London School of Economics. Mais cet argent sale, une fois dans les banques de paradis fiscaux, ne revient-il pas dans les économies réelles ? Après tout ne faut-il...

Monday 4 May

Why politics in Britain is about to change forever
Yahoo! Finance - 04 May 2015 07:05
your income than your parents did, according to a study by the London School of Economics . While inner London may be booming, it's a different story for the residents of Croydon's New Addington...

‘Weird’ Miliband shows appetite for risk-taking
Oman Tribune - 04 May 2015 06:49
despairs. He is steely,” said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. “After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party

Le Royaume-Uni divisé par le référendum sur l'UE (translate)
Tribune de Geneve - 04 May 2015 06:43
explique Simon Hix, chef du département d’études du gouvernement à la London School of Economics (LSE). «Mais sans majorité, et à force de subir les attaques permanentes de l’opposition conservatrice...

UK Election: Questions raised over nuclear weapons
CNTV - 04 May 2015 06:40
of the UK’s nuclear weapons. Politics professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics says it’s linked to a declining defense budget. "This is all tangled up with things like britain...

Whoever wins UK vote, 'sea change' coming in Scotland
The Oregon Herald - 04 May 2015 06:35
battle, but is winning the war," added Kate Jenkins, of the London School of Economics. Defeat would be a crushing blow for Labour, which would lose dozens of seats in a region traditionally...

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Los comicios ingleses, sin un favorito (translate)
Los Andes - 04 May 2015 04:13
y el resultado es incierto”, dijo Tony Travers, analista político de la London School of Economics. Se esperan pues arduas negociaciones para formar un gobierno con el apoyo de todas esas...

Greenhouse gas pledges not enough, claims report
Irish Examiner - 04 May 2015 04:04
and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The authors are Nicholas Stern, Rodney Boyd, and Bob Ward. DISCOVER MORE

The Nexus Of Evil - Pt 3 A Pre-emptive Strike On Humanity By Philip Jones from rense.com
Templeton Times - Baldwin Templeton - 04 May 2015 01:11
George Bernard Shaw and Sidney Webb. The Fabian Society and later the London School of Economics (LSE) were then set up as nurseries for the future proliferation of socialist ideas and ideals throughout the English speaking world, and particularly...

ALLIANCE CARTON NATURE : Anne-Sophie Verquère (translate)
Les Echos - Les Echos - 04 May 2015 01:08
l'university of Kent et de la London School of Economics and Political Science (Royaume-Uni). Depuis juillet dernier...

Emissions pledges 'are not enough'
Jersey Evening Post - 04 May 2015 00:55
and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The authors, Lord Stern, Rodney Boyd and Bob Ward, urged countries to work hard over the next few months to find credible ways...

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La reprise c’est la re-crise (translate)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon - Jean-Luc Mélenchon - 04 May 2015 00:13
et opacité financière, affirme le Français Gabriel Zucman, professeur assistant à la London School of Economics. Mais cet argent sale, une fois dans les banques de paradis fiscaux, ne revient-il pas dans les économies réelles ? Après tout ne faut-il...

Les voix de l'extrême droite au Royaume-Uni (translate)
MSN Canada - 03 May 2015 22:46
pas, selon le professeur Iain Begg, spécialiste de la politique européenne au London School of Economics. « Les conservateurs sont coincés parce que le règlement européen oblige la libre circulation...

Poll: Do employee benefits ensure a happy workforce?
HakiPensheni - Gaya Shitambala - 03 May 2015 19:59
Dr Alexandra Beauregard, lecturer in employment relations and organisational behaviour at the London School of Economics, says: "During tough economic times, organisations may think of work-life balance as a luxury they can do without. This is short-sight...

Saudi Arabia Burns Through Foreign Reserves
Kayhan International - 03 May 2015 19:19
[military] bonuses are not an encouraging sign,” said Steffen Herthog of the London School of Economics. "It shows the knee-jerk reaction to political challenges is to distribute more money.” A...

A statistical look into Pakistan’s foreign friendships
The Express Tribune - SAAD KHALID - 03 May 2015 18:30
in turn provide more autonomy over foreign policy. THE WRITER IS A LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS GRADUATE AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS A BANKER IN THE UK Percentage of total Country/Region Imports (2012) Exports (2012) Remittan...

Britain's uncertain election looks like jigsaw puzzle
USA Today - 03 May 2015 16:11
modern times," said Tony Tavers, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics. "Smaller parties have made huge gains at the expense of more established groups due to what is seen...

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Gavyn DaviesIs the global slowdown temporary?
Financial Times - 03 May 2015 16:21
adviser to the British Treasury, and as a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. Gavyn Davies is an active investor and may have financial interests and holdings in any of the...

Loser to kingmaker: Scotland could hold key to UK's future
CNN - 03 May 2015 16:16
voting time. Nick Anstead, a specialist in political communication and elections at London School of Economics, says the SNP has been tactically clever. "They've managed to appear to be both...

Les voix de l'extrême droite au Royaume-Uni (translate)
Radio-Canada - Angela Harris - 03 May 2015 15:11
pas, selon le professeur Iain Begg, spécialiste de la politique européenne au London School of Economics. « Les conservateurs sont coincés parce que le règlement européen oblige la libre circulation...

Au Royaume-Uni, le suspense reste entier à trois jours des élections (translate)
Les Echos - 03 May 2015 15:03
que les partis ont concentré leurs moyens » , explique Tony Travers, de la London School of Economics. Dans la plupart des 650 circonscriptions, celles où le combat est gagné d’avance pour l...

Les voix de l’extrême droite au Royaume-Uni (translate)
Sympatico News - ICI Radio-Canada - 03 May 2015 14:55
pas, selon le professeur Iain Begg, spécialiste de la politique européenne au London School of Economics. « Les conservateurs sont coincés parce que le règlement européen oblige la libre circulation...

Baghdadi may be gone, but his empire will live on
Lim Kit Siang - Kit - 03 May 2015 14:44
Professor Toby Dodge, the director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. “The organisation’s coherence does not rely on him,” said Prof Dodge. “Baghdadi is one of collective leadership and behind him stand a series of figures...

Miliband gains momentum on campaign trail
The Oregon Herald - 03 May 2015 13:46
He is steely," said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. "After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party. Not everyone

Législatives britanniques: Ed Miliband se révèle en cours de campagne (translate)
Boursorama - 03 May 2015 12:04
prompt à le critiquer. Pour Tony Travers, directeur de recherche à la London School of Economics, "il a fait mieux que ne s'y attendaient certains conservateurs qui tablaient sur un impair de...

Islam is well on the way. Milibrand would be the last nail in the coffin.
Israel National News - 03 May 2015 11:48
He is steely," said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. "After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party. Not everyone...

NEIZVJESTAN ISHOD Izbori u Velikoj Britaniji 7. svibnja (translate)
Javna - 03 May 2015 11:25
kratkih posjeta i lavine fraza na predizbornim skupovima, kaže Kate Jenkins iz London School of Economics (LSE). Predizborna kampanja bavila se temama ekonomije, poreza, zdravstva, imigracije...

Législatives britanniques: la transfiguration tardive de David Cameron (translate)
Boursorama - 03 May 2015 11:25
être à la plage", s'est étonnée Kate Jenkins, politologue à la London School of Economics (LSE). "Je suis vachement fringant (...) et vachement passionné", a lancé dans la dernière ligne, poings...

Législatives britanniques: la transfiguration tardive de David Cameron (translate)
DH Net - Denis HIAULT - 03 May 2015 11:22
être à la plage", s'est étonnée Kate Jenkins, politologue à la London School of Economics (LSE). "Je suis vachement fringant (...) et vachement passionné", a lancé dans la dernière ligne, poings...

A quatre dies de les eleccions 'més imprevisibles' del Regne Unit (translate)
Notinet.org - 03 May 2015 11:01
se decantan en els resultats siguin ajustats meses. L’experto en la London School of Economics Iain Begg assenyala Estrany també que se mudan en el sistema electoral coalicions Hagi hi Britanic...

Izbori u Velikoj Britaniji: nikad takva nesigurnost u njihov rezultat (translate)
eZadar - 03 May 2015 10:53
kratkih posjeta i lavine fraza na predizbornim skupovima, kaže Kate Jenkins iz London School of Economics (LSE). Predizborna kampanja bavila se temama ekonomije, poreza, zdravstva, imigracije i Europe, a pobjeda konzervativaca otvorila bi put referendumu...

Labour Leader Miliband Gains as UK Elections Near
Israel National News - 03 May 2015 10:35
He is steely," said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. "After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party. Not everyone...

Qui est Ed Miliband, possible successeur de Cameron à la tête du Royaume-Uni (translate)
Le Huffington Post - Maxime Bourdier - 03 May 2015 09:48
et l'autodérision. Selon Iain Begg, professeur de sciences politiques à la London School of Economics interrogé par l'AFP, ses talents sont sous-évalués. "Malgré les coups pris, il ne sombre...

Todo en el aire en las elecciones británicas a falta sólo de 4 días (translate)
Univision19 - 03 May 2015 08:34
es incierto", dijo a la AFP Tony Travers, analista político de la London School of Economics. Se esperan pues arduas negociaciones para formar un gobierno con el apoyo de todas esas fuerzas...

Ed Miliband: qui est le candidat travailliste possible successeur de David Cameron à la tête du Royaume-Uni (translate)
Le Huffington Post - Maxime Bourdier - 03 May 2015 07:39
et l'autodérision. Selon Iain Begg, professeur de sciences politiques à la London School of Economics interrogé par l'AFP, ses talents sont sous-évalués. "Malgré les coups pris, il ne sombre jamais dans le désespoir. Il est en acier", dit-il, rappelant...

London pusses opp: Se de enorme infrastrukturprosjektene (translate)
E24 Norway - Teknisk Ukeblad) Publisert: 08:01 - 03.05.2015, Oppdatert - 03 May 2015 07:04
for seg for mye av den statlige kaka. Professor Tony Travers ved London School of Economics ( LSE) tror at hovedstaden selv må betale for de store infrastrukturprosjektene som må til for at byen...

Sunday 3 May

Voters' fear of change may swing British election
Sydney Morning Herald - 02 May 2015 15:33
a very long time," Professor Kate Jenkins says. Jenkins, of the London School of Economics, has seen a lot of elections come and go. The former senior civil servant, now academic and businesswoman...

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Miliband gains momentum on UK campaign trail
The Times Of Israel - 03 May 2015 06:31
despairs. He is steely,” said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. “After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party

Miliband gains momentum on UK campaign trail
Frontier Post - 03 May 2015 06:21
He is steely," said Iain Begg, a politics professor at the London School of Economics. "After all, he stabbed his brother in the back to take over the leadership of the Labour party. Not everyone could do that." LONDON (AFP) -...

A quatre dies de les eleccions 'més imprevisibles' del Regne Unit (translate)
VilaWeb - 03 May 2015 05:12
les circumscripcions on els resultats siguin més ajustats. L'expert de la London School of Economics Iain Begg també assenyala que és molt estrany que en el sistema electoral britànic hi hagi...

SOCIEDAD FELPUDO DEL REINO NO TAN UNIDO (DES-UNIDO) DE LA GRAN BRETAÑA ▼ Elecciones en Reino Unido: Trabajadores ultraflexibles | Internacional | EL PAÍS (translate)
LOS MARGINADOS - salud equitativa - 03 May 2015 05:06
más vulnerable a los abusos”, resume Neil Lee, profesor de Economía en la London School of Economics. Los trabajadores de ‘cero horas’ deben estar disponibles las 24 horas todos los días de la semana y, en la mayoría de los casos, tienen una cláusula...

Badly Wounded Baghdadi May Never Regain Command of Isil
New Indian Express - 03 May 2015 03:54
Professor Toby Dodge, the director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. "The organisation's coherence does not rely on him," said Prof Dodge. "Baghdadi is one of collective...

'The parties are learning to play the primary game'
Buenos Aires Herald - 03 May 2015 02:51
and Soldados de Salamina, by Javier Cercas Education: PhD in Political Science, London School of Economics 2015 will be a long electoral year for Argentina as it embarks on a series of provincial...

Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen vor britischer Wahl (translate)
Tages Anzeiger - 02 May 2015 15:39
im September waren die Unabhängigkeitsbefürworter knapp gescheitert. Auch Tony Travers von der London School of Economics warnt: Ziel der SNP sei mitnichten eine stabile Regierung, sondern vielmehr

Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen vor britischer Wahl (translate)
Der Bund - 02 May 2015 15:32
im September waren die Unabhängigkeitsbefürworter knapp gescheitert. Auch Tony Travers von der London School of Economics warnt: Ziel der SNP sei mitnichten eine stabile Regierung, sondern vielmehr

Treballadors ultraflexibles (translate)
El País - María R. Sahuquillo - 02 May 2015 14:12
més vulnerable als abusos”, resumeix Neil Lee, professor d'Economia a la London School of Economics . Els treballadors de zero hores han d'estar disponibles les 24 hores cada dia de la setmana...

Scottish nationalist steals show in UK election
Buenos Aires Herald - 02 May 2015 13:55
though we will most certainly do that,” she told students at the London School of Economics. “But we will seek do more than that — we will also seek to play our part in bringing about positive...

David Cameron regagne du terrain grâce au dernier débat de la campagne (translate)
Tribune de Geneve - 02 May 2015 13:07
rappelle Simon Hix, chef du Département d’études du gouvernement à la London School of Economics (LSE), «une fois dans l’isoloir, les gens ont souvent peur de sauter le pas en changeant leur...

David Cameron regagne du terrain grâce au dernier débat de la campagne (translate)
24Heures.ch - 02 May 2015 13:05
rappelle Simon Hix, chef du Département d’études du gouvernement à la London School of Economics (LSE), «une fois dans l’isoloir, les gens ont souvent peur de sauter le pas en changeant leur...

Cinq clés pour comprendre les élections au Royaume-Uni (translate)
Radio-Canada - 02 May 2015 12:39
à Londres en s'alliant avec les travaillistes. Iain Begg, professeur à la London School of Economics, n'est cependant pas convaincu que cette alliance puisse se réaliser. « Ed Miliband...

Trabajo, si. Empleo, no. (translate)
Se me rompió la columna - Dr. Augusto Díaz-Ordóñez García - 02 May 2015 12:13
más vulnerable a los abusos”, resume Neil Lee, profesor de Economía en la London School of Economics. Los trabajadores de ‘cero horas’ deben estar disponibles las 24 horas todos los días de la semana y, en la mayoría de los casos, tienen una cláusula...

Analiz - İngiltere'de "Tahmini Zor" Genel Seçim (translate)
Memleket Gazetesi - 02 May 2015 10:37
Demokrat Parti koalisyon hükümetleri olasılıklarından bahsediliyor. - "Eşi görülmemiş bir seçim olacak"- London School of Economics (LSE) Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi Profesörü Simon Hix, İngiltere...

Saturday 2 May

Scottish nationalist Sturgeon steals the show in British election
Daily Times - 02 May 2015 01:57
though we will most certainly do that,” she told students at the London School of Economics. “But we will seek do more than that - we will also seek to play our part in bringing about positive, long-lasting and progressive change right across...

Cuatro grandes huelgas que cambiaron el mundo (translate)
La Opinión Los Angeles - Por: 
 
 
 
 BBCMundo.com - 02 May 2015 01:51
dice a BBC Mundo Richard Hyman , profesor de Relaciones Industriales de la London School of Economics. Según Hyman, son aquellas que impulsaron grandes transformaciones en los derechos de los...

Sturgeonmania casts a spell on the United Kingdom
The Gulf Today - 02 May 2015 00:25
though we will most certainly do that,” she told students at the London School of Economics.”But we will seek do more than that — we will also seek to play our part in bringing about positive...

Il tempo delle lacrime (della Fornero) e dei bavagli (di Passera) (translate)
Italy - L'Huffington Post - Domenico Arcuri - 01 May 2015 20:47
il Ministro del Lavoro, anzi del Welfare, come si sarebbe detto alla London School of Economics, Elsa Fornero, un'austera professoressa torinese, tra i massimi esperti italiani del settore. La riforma delle pensioni era il principale caposaldo del...

Landmark of history London house to be Ambedkar museum
Mumbai News.Net - 01 May 2015 20:12
R Ambedkar lived in 1921 while studying at the London School of Economics is in an advanced stage with formalities expected to be completed...

No clear winner in sight in Britain's elections next week
Maryland Gazette - Christina Boyle - 01 May 2015 15:02
" said Simon Hix, professor of European and comparative politics at the London School of Economics. Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, has emerged as a surprise favorite...

No clear winner in sight in Britain's elections next week
Morning Call - Christina Boyle - 01 May 2015 15:01
" said Simon Hix, professor of European and comparative politics at the London School of Economics. Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, has emerged as a surprise favorite...

No clear winner in sight in Britain's elections next week
Carroll County Online - Christina Boyle - 01 May 2015 14:56
" said Simon Hix, professor of European and comparative politics at the London School of Economics. Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, has emerged as a surprise favorite...

Cameron und Miliband liefern sich Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen (translate)
Stern - 01 May 2015 14:00
im September waren die Unabhängigkeitsbefürworter knapp gescheitert. Auch Tony Travers von der London School of Economics warnt: Ziel der SNP sei mitnichten eine stabile Regierung, sondern vielmehr

Why women are more at risk during natural disasters
MSN News US - Shelly Walia - 01 May 2015 13:41
disasters affect women much more than men. A study conducted by the London School of Economics in 2007 found that, between 1981 and 2002, natural disasters in 141 countries, on average, killed...

Are Ukip the victims of a media vendetta?
New Statesman - James Nickerson - 01 May 2015 13:04
media,” says Dr. Nick Anstead, who specialises in political communication at the London School of Economics. Of course, Ukip politicians have not been politically schooled. Professor Fielding...

Saudis burn through foreign reserves
Financial Times - Simeon Kerr - 01 May 2015 12:59
[military] bonuses are not an encouraging sign,” said Steffen Herthog of the London School of Economics. “It shows the knee-jerk reaction to political challenges is to distribute more money.” A...

Collateral Damage: How the War on Drugs Has Ruined Lives, Health and Livelihoods in the Global South
UK Blog on The Huffington Post - Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch - 01 May 2015 12:15
or even thoughtful concern was expressed by the Commission. According to the London School of Economics Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy, "Viewed from the perspective of producer and transit countries, prohibitionist drug policies are...

Sturgeon steals the show in British election
Reuters UK - 01 May 2015 11:57
we will most certainly do that," she told students at the London School of Economics. "But we will seek do more than that - we will also seek to play our part in bringing about positive, long-lasting...

Social Media’s Influence on U.K. Voters
Bloomberg - 01 May 2015 11:46
London School of Economics Director Charlie Beckett and YouGov Political Researcher...

Executive pay: The battle to align risks and rewards
Financial Times - Michael Skapinker - 01 May 2015 11:33
done much for companies. Alexander Pepper, professor of management practice at the London School of Economics, said in a collection of essays for the High Pay Centre that studies since 1990 had...

Scottish nationalist Sturgeon is ‘the most dangerous woman in Britain’
Malaysian Insider - 01 May 2015 11:29
we will most certainly do that," she told students at the London School of Economics. "But we will seek do more than that. We will also seek to play our part in bringing about positive, long-lasting...

England faces major rise in heatwaves
MSN UK - Karl Mathiesen - 01 May 2015 10:57
communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics, said the study provided further evidence that UK’s the weather had begun to respond...

Landmark of history: London house to be Ambedkar museum
Hindustan Times - 01 May 2015 10:08
London where B R Ambedkar lived in 1921 while studying at the London School of Economics is in an advanced stage with formalities expected to be completed in the end of May, official sources said in London. An independent survey of the...

British election polarises voters
Australian Financial Review - 01 May 2015 10:05
very cautious and relatively negative," Professor Charlie Beckett, head of the London School of Economics' media and communications department, says. "The politicians that have hit home in terms...

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