Since the 1960s, LSE students have fought to sever the university’s financial ties to human rights abuses. This article uncovers the entrenched interests within its governing bodies that continue to block divestment, from apartheid South Africa to present-day Palestine.
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The Beaver’s Comment section has seen two running article series concerning heated political issues: ‘Thatcher’s LSE?’ and ‘Should LSE Back Brexit?’.
Enclosed are the current articles within each discussion:
Thatcher’s LSE?: Thatcher’s LSE: the Queen of Capitalism
Thatcher’s LSE: Legacy of Liberty
We Cannot Celebrate Thatcher or Johnson
Should LSE Back Brexit?: Inside the London School of Brexit-bashing
A response to: ‘Inside the London School of Brexit-bashing’
Ignorance is not Bliss: a Case for Caring
For 2020, LSE Must Help Get Brexit Done
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