Independent
An ancient institution and a glimpse of the future
There may be questions about how far British universities can replicate US Ivy League fundraising: the charitable cultures of our two countries are very different. But if any British university is going to reach global pre-eminence via private fundraising, then it will be Oxford or Cambridge, or a one-off institution such as the London School of Economics or Imperial College.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-atticle-an-ancient-
institution-and-a-glimpse-of-the-future-835809.html

THE
A star-studded cast
Profile of Christian List, professor of political science and philosophy at LSE.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=402164&c=1 (Scroll down)

Wisdom and wit
One academic attending the Soas event, Meena Kotecha, a guest teacher of mathematics and statistics at LSE, was taken by what McCarron had to say. 'He certainly demonstrated that it is possible to maintain interest if the lecturer is spontaneous and original. I could not agree more with his views on over-preparation for lectures and seminars and how it makes lectures boring.’
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode
=402165&c=1

Accountancy Age
BDO and the LSE report: transparently clear
The recently published research by LSE into the impact of market concentration on fees in the UK market is intended as a further contribution to an important, ongoing debate.
http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/comment/2217729/bdo-lse
-report-transparently

Newman hits back over audit concentration
In an article for Accountancy Age, Newman takes issue with those who have criticised the firm for allegedly ‘misusing’ the research of LSE to make a point about audit quality. The LSE’s research suggested concentration had led to higher fees, a point that BDO has been quick to publicise.
http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2217754/newman-hits
-back-audit-4032228

Daily Times, Pakistan
Internal power-sharing, open borders solution to Kashmir
The one ‘necessary and sufficient’ solution to the Kashmir dispute lies in territorial autonomy combined with internal power-sharing and cross-border institutions linking Indian and Pakistani-administered parts, according to Professor Sumantra Bose of LSE.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C29%5
Cstory_29-5-2008_pg7_54

The Age, Australia
It's not who you are but what you can access
Article by Dr Paul Gollan, an associate fellow at LSE.
http://business.theage.com.au/its-not-who-you-are-but-what-you-can-access
-20080528-2j59.html

Accounting, Organization and Society
Connecting worlds: The translation of international auditing standards into post-Soviet audit practice
Paper by Dr Andrea Mennicken, lecturer in Accounting at LSE.
(Source: Lexis)

Socialist Party
'Counter-terrorism' legislation threatens our democratic rights
The ultimate in control freakery is the plan to bring in ID cards. Not only are they potentially a huge infringement of our right to privacy, but they could cost a whopping £19 billion to implement, say researchers at LSE.
http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/4169

American Banker
Pipeline
‘The decline in housing prices is still accelerating and is going to overshoot on the downside the same way it overshot on the upside. We are not yet halfway in the decline in housing prices. There will be at least 12 more months of increases in foreclosures,’ said George Soros, last week at the London School of Economics.
(Source: Lexis)

El Pais
Pujol: ‘Inglaterra no boicotea el whisky aunque Escocia quiera la independencia’
Jordi Pujol dibujó ayer un sombrío panorama en las relaciones entre Cataluña y España en una conferencia organizada por el grupo Catalans UK y el centro de estudios españoles Cañada Blanch en la London School of Economics.
(Source: Lexis)

Late-edition headlines

PersonnelToday.com
Men's health: Office surgery
The Men's Health Forum has already been involved in wellbeing projects with major employers such as Royal Mail, where the workforce consists of around 85% men. A study it conducted in conjunction with LSE found that overall absence reduced from 7% to 5% between 2004 to 2007 thanks to such initiatives.
http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/05/28/45959/mens-health-
office-surgery.html

Adnkronos International Italia, Italy
Middle East: Israeli warplanes kill two militants
The clashes take place as an independent UN fact-finding mission, led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Professor Christine Chinkin of LSE is visiting the area of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2203501290

Borsen
Amerikanske boligpriser styrtdykker
‘Vi er endnu ikke naaet halvejs, naar det gaelder faldet i huspriserne,' sagde milliardaeren og investor-legenden George Soros ved en konference paa London School of Economics i sidste uge.
(Source: Lexis)

Response Source
New study centre to attract more international students to Wales
With significantly lower living costs than other UK student destinations, Wales is fast becoming a real contender for international student attention. According to LSE, the annual living costs for international students in the capital, exclusive of tuition fees, can exceed £12,000.
http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=39208&hilite

Guardian (24 May)
Applying the brakes
Article about the speech given by Howard Davies, School Director, at the 2008 Hay Festival.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/larry_elliott/2008/05/applying_the_brakes.html

LSE people on TV/Radio

BBC World Service (26 May)
World Update
Interview with Dr Linda Yueh to discuss Taiwan-China economic relations.

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