Sheffield Telegraph
'Dazzling' rebirth of ex-industrial cities hailed
Former European industrial centres such as Sheffield which were facing disaster after the decline of their traditional manufacturing bases are experiencing a remarkable turnaround, according to a report. The two-year study by the London School of Economics (LSE) examined seven cities which appeared to have a bleak future 20 years ago but have made a ‘dazzling comeback’ by combining a focus on their economies with improvements to the environment and helping people back to work.
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/39Dazzling39-rebirth-of-exindustrial
-cities.4079874.jp

Greater Kashmir Online
Why not women?
A recent study by the London school of Economics showed that sates in India where women are better educated were also those with higher economic growth. The bottom line is clear the more educated the women, the more they participate in workforce and the better the country will be.
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=15_5_2008&ItemID=14&Cat=12

Mercopress
New British Research dismisses Argentina’s Falklands Claim
Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands has been comprehensively rejected by a catalogue of facts gleaned from original sources in Argentine and United Kingdom archives by two British researchers, Doctor Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper. They presented their findings, based on eight years of dedicated research, at a seminar (on Tuesday) in the London School of Economics to refute assertions made by the Argentine Embassy in London at the same university in December at which the Argentine claim was publicly presented in Britain for the first time.

The chairman of the meeting, Professor Phillips of the London School of Economics also pointed out that Britain’s case rests on 175 years of peaceful British settlement, (interrupted only by Argentina’s 1982 aggression of invasion and occupation, ended by the British Task Force).
http://www.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do?id=13412&formato=HTML

THE
Appointments
Martin Knapp, director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics, was recently awarded one of the first 100 Senior Investigator Awards from the National Institute for Health Research. The award is given to support and incentivise individuals who are making a contribution to research essential for decision-making in health and social care. Professor Knapp said: ‘I am delighted to get this award for achievements in the health policy and social care areas.’
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=401866

TVNZ
Thompson scandal deepens
The scandal surrounding former immigration boss Mary Anne Thompson continues to deepen with confirmation she may have doctored her resume. The prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science says it has no record of granting a doctorate to Thompson.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/413551/1780379
• Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
Thompson inquiry: No PhD, says economics school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4527551a10.html
• Reuters
• Earth Times

Late edition headlines

BBC News Online
'Phoenix' cities rise from ruins
Cities which stood on the brink of ruin just 20 years ago have made a ‘dazzling comeback’, according to a London School of Economics report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7400261.stm

Times Literary Supplement
Fighting for peace in the twentieth century
Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations at the School, reviews Michael Howard’s Liberation or Catastrophe.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/
article3932165.ece

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