10 September 2015

LSE in print

Drone attacks - should Britain make its policy public?
The Times (Main), 10/09/2015, p.62, Jonathan Ames
If the UK intend to engage in future targeted killings through the use of drones, this should be done with the greatest possible transparency,” argued Devika Hovell, an international law specialist professor at the London School of Economics. The UK should take the lead of the US government and publish a detailed policy as to the criteria it will apply in deciding when it will engage in drone strikes,” she told The Times. “While we cannot expect the UK government to release confidential intelligence information, it does not service the British public or the protective structures of international law to stonewall reasonable public inquiry.”
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article4552277.ece

 

Appointments
Times Higher Education, 10/09/2015

Political scientist Simon Hix has been announced as the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at the London School of Economics. LSE created the chair to commemorate its former professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists. Professor Hix, an LSE alumnus and employee for nearly two decades, has authored more than 50 articles in top international journals in political science and written seven books. He said: “It is a great honour to hold the chair. I have tried throughout my academic career to make my teaching and research relevant to politics and policymakers, and I hope that I can continue to do so in this new role, keeping alive Laski’s legacy at LSE.”
https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/people/interview-kevin-sinfield-yorkshire-carnegie-leeds-rhinos

 

KKR tie-up gives hedge fund owners a $150m payday
The Independent (Main), 10/09/2015, p.51, Michael Bow
Paul Marshall: Politically minded Marshall, 56, is better known outside the environs of Mayfair as one of the Lib Dems’ biggest donors. He co-edited the Orange Book, a bible of the party’s pro-business wing, alongside former Treasury minister David Laws. In April he donated £30m to the London School of Economics, giving his name to the Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/kkr-tieup-gives-hedge-fund-owners-a-150m-payday-10494174.html

London house prices push out the people the city needs most
Financial Times (Main), 10/09/2015, p.14, Michael Skapinker
This is true, but it points to a wider truth. It is not only journalists who are struggling to live in London. Many middle-class professionals are: teachers, university lecturers, doctors.

Look at the job ads. A senior house doctor in the urology department at University College Hospital: annual salary £30,002 to £47,175, plus a small London supplement.

Assistant professor in international political economy at the London School of Economics: £51,908.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f8c5d3e-5620-11e5-a28b-50226830d644.html#axzz3lJnwy6we

LSE on TV/Radio

News

Share Radio, 10/09/15

Tony Travers discussed “purdah" rules.

 

Cross Talk

Russia Today, 09/09/15

Professor Fawaz Gerges was interviewed about the conflict in Syria.

 

FOX & Friends

FOX News Channel, 09/09/15

LSE/Goodyear research into driving personalities is mentioned.

 

Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg, 09/09/15

Willem Buiter, former LSE academic, is mentioned.

 

Andrew Peach

BBC Radio Berkshire, 09/09/15
Reference to the Queen visiting LSE.

LSE online and international

Global recession in next two years is 'most likely' scenario, says economist
The Guardian.com (Web), 09/09/2015, Heather Stewart
Buiter was one of the first members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, from 1997, and later served as a professor at the London School of Economics, before joining Citi. MPC members will publish the minutes of their latest meeting on Thursday, revealing whether they have become more concerned about the state of the global economy.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/09/global-recession-two-years-likely-economist-buiter

Global Development Professionals Network Foreign aid: which countries are the most generous?
The Guardian.com (Web), 09/09/2015, Naomi Larsson
Although foreign aid is a contentious issue, researchers at the London School of Economics say the public seems to be happy with the UK’s spending on foreign aid. However, surveys released in June show people generally are in favour of giving aid out of a national interest rather than need. So perhaps we’re not as altruistic as we thought.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/sep/09/foreign-aid-which-countries-are-the-most-generous

Majority of people in Northern Ireland believe peace will not last
The Guardian.com (Web), 10/09/2015, Henry Mcdonald
The poll was conducted face to face with 1,810 voters just five weeks after the general election in May by Social Market Research Belfast. Researchers were from Liverpool and Aberdeen universities, the London School of Economics and Queen’s University Belfast, making the survey one of the most wide-ranging in years.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/10/majority-of-people-in-northern-ireland-believe-peace-will-not-last

Meet the UK's interest rate setters
BBC (Web), 10/09/2015, Unattributed
She was also the youngest ever vice president at the World Bank, taking up that role when she was just 36. She has a masters in economics from the London School of Economics, and a doctorate in the same subject from Oxford University.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34176591

 

UK Labour's leadership vote closes with Corbyn favourite

10 September 2015 | 03:07:28 | Staff Writer | Dunya News

Last Updated On 10 September,2015   About 0 seconds from now Corbyn was attracting 53 percent support from those   intending to vote.LONDON (AFP) - Voting ends Thursday in the leadership   contest for Britain s main opposition Labour party after a campaign dominated   by the shock...

Leadership lessons from outgoing VLDC chief

10 September   2015 | 01:21:54 | Staff Writer | The Mandarin

Leanne Ansell-McBride, CEO of the   Victorian Leadership Development Centre, has stepping down to take up a new   role in the Victorian Department of TrLeanne Ansell-McBride, CEO of the   Victorian Leadership Development Centre, has stepping down to take up a new   role in the...

Digital ScotPound: the new currency which ‘would be big   boost to economy’

09 September 2015 | 23:30:19 | Staff Writer | The National

 

SCOTLAND should have its own digital   currency which would boost the economy, benefit business and position the country   as a world leader in financial innovation, according to independent think   tank the New Economics Forum (NEF),The group’s proposals for the ScotPound   (S£) are...

Digital currency may have solved Scottish independence   issue

09 September 2015 | 23:03:24 | Staff Writer | The Scotsman

The thorny issue of a Scottish   currency was widely regarded as the achilles heel in the campaign for   independence which may even have cost the Yes side victory.Now a possible   solution is being proposed by economists who believe Scotland could become   the first country in the...

Rivera: "Mienten los que reniegan del mercado y los   que consideran insostenible el bienestar"

09 September 2015 | 20:10:55 | Staff Writer | Libremercado

Ciudadanos acusa al Gobierno de   permitir que las grandes empresas "mangonear" en la CNMCMariano   AlonsoSeguir a mariano_alonsofCiudadanos ha terminado en Barcelona, a poco   más de veinticuatro horas del arranque de la campaña electoral catalana, lo   que empezó en febrero en...

The One Formula To Find Your Passion In Life

09 September 2015 | 19:15:59 | Staff Writer | Observer

I was passionate when I was throwing   hard pointed rocks at other little kids.“I hit him!”My friends and I would   climb around construction sites, pretending they were forts. And throw rocks   at each other until we were caught by parents. By adults.Fun!Einstein found   his passion...

Ökonomen-Serie Von Polygamie bis Privatinsolvenz

09 September 2015 | 17:33:59 | Staff Writer | Süddeutsche   Zeitung

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Children in England unhappier in school than their peers   elsewhere

09 September 2015 | 16:17:01 | Staff Writer | RINF

By Tom ScrippsChildren in England,   one of the richest countries in the world, are unhappier at school than those   in almost all of the other 14 countries surveyed, according to a Children’s   Society report.Overall, the report concludes that only children in South   Korea, a...

Luciana Genro insinua que Perrella foi 'blindado' de   investigação sobre helicóptero carregado com cocaína

09 September 2015 | 15:35:32 | Staff Writer | Brasil Post

Em resposta a uma interpelação da   Câmara dos Deputados, a ex-deputada e ex-candidata à Presidência pelo PSOL   Luciana Genro afirmou que o senador Zezé Perrella (PDT-MG) e seu filho, o   ex-deputado estadual Gustavo Perrella (SD-MG), não foram presos na operação   da Polícia...

El euro y la integración política podrían ser complices de   la creciente desigualdad

09 September 2015 | 15:22:10 | Staff Writer | El   Economista online

Alemania habrá salido ganando aunque   Grecia no devuelva ni un euro de su deuda (10/08)La integración política en   Europa y la unión económica podrían estar detrás del aumento de la   desigualdad económica dentro del Viejo Continente. Las reglas fiscales firmas   en el Tratado de...

Sciences Po ouvre une «École des affaires publiques»

09 September 2015 | 15:07:33 | Staff Writer | Le Figaro   Étudiant

L’Institut d’Études Politiques a   ouvert à la rentrée 2015 deux nouvelles formations: l’École urbaine et celle   des affaires publiques. Cette dernière, forte de 600 élèves, vise à «répondre   à la mutation profonde des affaires publiques».« Sciences Po a une mission   singulière de...

ΑΚΟΥ ΝΑ... ΔΕΙΣ (09.09.15)

09 September 2015 | 14:39:54 | Staff Writer | Espresso   News

Φωνές, αποχωρήσεις, προσβολές,   απαξιωτικό ύφος, αλλά και ειρωνικό και αυτάρεσκο. Oλοι αυτοί που φωνάζουν σαν   τηλεοπτικοί ιεροκήρυκες αμερικανικής κοπής να σκεφτείς πως δεν χρειάζονται   καν σταυρό για να εκλεγούν! Και η υψηλή ποιότητα, το ήθος, η καλλιέργεια και   το πολιτισμικό...

2 Mental Roadblocks That Keep Us From Saving

09 September 2015 | 14:38:26 | Staff Writer | Forbes.com

Why don’t Americans save more for   retirement ? The answer isn’t what you think.Yes, the familiar reasons   account for some of the explanation: many of us are money-crunched (or at   least that’s what we tell ourselves) and some employers, especially small   ones, don’t offer...

'Justice Mustafa Kamal Gold Medal' introduced at DU

09 September 2015 | 14:34:34 | Staff Writer | Bangladesh   Sangbad Sangstha

DHAKA, Sept 9, 2015 (BSS)- A new Gold   Medal titled 'Justice Mustafa Kamal Gold Medal' has been introduced at the   Department of Political Science of Dhaka University (DU).Prof. Dr. Nashid   Kamal, daughter of late Justice Mustafa Kamal, handed over a cheque for Tk. 5   lac to DU...

Big Data Meets Team Building

09 September   2015 | 13:31:41 | Staff Writer | San Jose Mercury News Events

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 6:30 PM   - Cadence Design Systems Bldg. 5 Cafeteria, San Jose

Garicano: “En los presupuestos faltarán 25.000 millones”

09 September 2015 | 13:31:04 | Staff Writer | El Pais

El equipo económico de Ciudadanos   analiza las cuentas del Gobierno del PP para 2016, las califica de   "increíbles" y concluye que ocultan una subida de impuestosLos   dirigentes de Ciudadanos creen que los Presupuestos Generales del Estado   elaborados por el Partido Popular para...

The Beijing Hour

09 September 2015 | 13:20:07 | Staff Writer | Crj English

Shane Bigham with you on this   Wednesday September 8th 2015. Welcome to the Beijing Hour, live from the   Chinese capital... Coming up on the program this evening... Premier Li   Keqiang has told global business leaders China will not depreciate its   currency to boost exports... a...

Pitcairn Names Mark McCarron Managing Director

09 September 2015 | 13:09:51 | Staff Writer |   Morningstar.com

Pitcairn, an innovator and leader in   the family office industry, announces the appointment of Mark E. McCarron   managing director of investment strategy, based in Philadelphia and reporting   to Harold F. “Rick” Pitcairn, chief investment officer of Pitcairn.Mr.   McCarron will be...

Pitcairn Names Mark McCarron Managing Director

09 September 2015 | 13:02:05 | Staff Writer | Dallas News

JENKINTOWN, Pa.--( BUSINESS WIRE   )--Pitcairn, an innovator and leader in the family office industry, announces   the appointment of Mark E. McCarron managing director of investment strategy,   based in Philadelphia and reporting to Harold F. “Rick” Pitcairn, chief   investment...

In a strange land

09 September 2015 | 12:28:31 | Staff Writer | Gulfnews.com

Valentino UK Online out the property

09 September 2015 | 12:19:23 | Staff Writer | Värmlands   Folkblad

Renting luxury celebrity homes You   can swim in the same pool as Kate Hudson or sleep in Madonna’s oceanfront   bedroom. How about actually living on the grounds of Mick Jagger’s 6 bedroom   getaway in Mustique in the Caribbean? Valentino UKWhile you can wander around   the grounds...

Despite Europe's anxiety, wave of refugees could be good   for countries' economies

09 September 2015 | 12:10:39 | Staff Writer | South Dakota   Public Broadcasting

European leaders are trying to manage   the massive influx of refugees from the Middle East and Africa. Last week, British   Prime Minister David Cameron said he wasn't sure how many newcomers Britain   could handle.“We have taken a number of genuine asylum seekers from Syrian...

Despite Europe's anxiety, wave of refugees could be good   for countries' economies

09 September 2015 | 12:08:18 | Staff Writer | Public Radio   International

refugees.jpgA Syrian refugee carries   two children after arriving on a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos,   September 7, 2015. Greece is struggling to cope with the hundreds of migrants   and refugees from the war in Syria making the short crossing every day from   Turkey to...

eMoov's University Property Index: Durham Tops The   University Property Investment League

09 September 2015 | 11:59:21 | Staff Writer | Pressat

- Durham tops the eMoov University   Property Index- The North, the Midlands and Scotland account for the top 10 Universities   for property and course quality- Only four London universities make the top   100- 70% of Brits want to invest in a property to help their child get a...

Citigroup ser 55 pct. sandsynlighed for ny global ..

09 September 2015 | 11:29:11 | Staff Writer | Euroinvestor

Det amerikanske finanshus Citigroup   ringer med verdensøkonomiens alarmklokker og vurderer nu, at der er 55 pct.   sandsynlighed for, at verden bevæger sig ind i en ny, global recession med   "moderat dybde og længde" inden for et par år.Det skriver Bloomberg   News.Til forskel fra...

 

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