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‘A Call for the end of Inaction: Less Veto, More Action’
Author: Tommy Lunn As students, we are in a unique position to have our voices heard. Be it in France in 1968 or China in 1989, students have made their …
‘Is Denmark’s Refugee Assets Law Truly an Attempt at Frugality?’
Author: Ryan Mitton, The London Globalist Frequent Contributor Denmark has recently made headlines by approving policy to confiscate the non-personal valuables and assets worth over 10,000 Kroner from refugees upon …
ASKLSE – ‘The right to freedom of speech is absolute. Do you agree?’
ASKLSE is back – In the midst of a UGM motion submitted to ban the newly formed LSESU Free Speech Society, Speakeasy, we asked students at the LSE the following: …
The Week in News: 26th January – 1st February
Zika crisis: World Health Organization in emergency talks This week there have been developments regarding Zika crisis. WHO officials have described Zika as moving “from a mild threat to one …
‘Trump vs Sanders? Clinton vs Trump? Cruz vs Sanders?’ – No one has a clue
As Iowa sets to kick off the primaries election for the Presidential candidates of both the Republican and the Democratic parties, there is a sense of excitement looming and unease …
Tougher market conditions. High volatility. Slumping commodity prices. Exorbitant debt.
Tougher market conditions. High volatility. Slumping commodity prices. Exorbitant debt. These are the headlines describing the recent performance of emerging market economies, a group of middle-income countries that have become …
The Week in News: 19th January – 26th January
Week in News: 19th January – 25th January Taiwan elects first female president in the Chinese speaking world Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive party (DPP), has been elected …
Hope for Hollywood? Potentially…
Author: Abhishek Parasrampuria, Chief Financial Correspondent I’m sure you’re all aware of the ‘Casting Couch’ along with other notorious practices which form a part of the daily currency required to …
The Week in News: 12th January – 19th January
Oil continues its downfall The 2016 estimates for global oil demand based on China’s weakened economic expansion and raised forecasts for supplies outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries show …
What on earth has been going on? Main events from Sept-Dec 2015
Main events As the end of Michaelmas term at the LSE approaches, we all take time reflect upon the successes and failures that we have experienced. At the London Globalist, …