by Cameron Ormesher, Undergraduate Student On the 10th-11th March at the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair, London, the eighth annual edition of the LSE SU Emerging Markets Forum took place, complete with i…
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Big Brother Is Coming Closer
by Mona Elkateb, Postgraduate Student The issue of mass surveillance is a growing worry; its future undetermined and its current state often unknown. In the UK, the government’s increasing reliance on…
‘Predictability And its Limits’ In its Final Week
By Yap Lay Sheng, Staff Writer Entering its final week, LSE Arts’s latest exhibition ‘Predictability and its Limits’ is yet another creative exploration of the intersection between arts and the social…
Cleaners’ Strike Captivates Campus
by Sofia Kastelein, Undergraduate Student LSE cleaners were on strike last Wednesday and Thursday. Both days, from 6am, campus was alive with cleaners, students and staff demanding LSE treat all membe…
Breaking the Pledge: Why is the LSE yet to Divest?
Why has the LSE broken its pledge on divestment? The recent decision by Kings to fully divest from fossil fuels and armaments by 2022 has once again raised the issue of divestment within the zeitgeist…
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election
By J Kwong Despite three candidates, the election outcome is unlikely to be a surprise. In the wake of ever greater societal and political discontent, Hong Kong will select its new Chief Execu…
Angelina Jolie Delivers Inaugural Lecture at the LSE
by Tazeen Dhanani, Postgraduate Student On Tuesday, 14 March, students taking the course GI425: Women, Peace and Security (WPS) eagerly filled up the classroom in anticipation of a guest lecture. The …
Tom Harwood Pledges to “Make the NUS Ever So Slightly Less Terrible”
by Bhadra Sreejith, News Editor Tom Harwood, who ran for NUS delegate on a satirical campaign in which he promised to defeat ISIS through NUS boycotts, has announced that he will be running for NUS Pr…
Dr Shashi Tharoor Calls For “Moral Atonement” Regarding the British Raj
by Bhadra Sreejith, News Editor On the 6th of March, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Â author of 15 best-selling works of fiction and non-fiction and sitting member of the Indian Parliament, spoke at the LSE about …
Professor Michael Sandel Talks Capitalism, Democracy and the Public Good in the Post-Trump Era
by Beth Loynes, Deputy News Editor Last Thursday night hundreds crammed into the Sheikh Zayed Theatre to hear Professor Michael Sandel, best-selling author and founder of the Justice course at Harvar…