Howard Davies resigns at LSE

[Mermaid]

Ethical stance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12642636

[WhoseGeneration]

Mermaid said:

Ethical stance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12642636

Why ethical?
It's just another one who thinks they are of the left, who doesn't really understand what it is to be left.
I doubt he will have to "sign on".

[Bonefish Blues]

WhoseGeneration said:

Why ethical?
It's just another one who thinks they are of the left, who doesn't really understand what it is to be left.
I doubt he will have to "sign on".

What has left/right or an individual's future employability got to do with it?

[ukwill]

It's now known as the Libyan School of Economics

[baz1985]

^^^^^ Lol

Damn, all of us junior PhD types are going to be under much more plagarism scrutiny.

[WhoseGeneration]

Bonefish Blues said:

What has left/right or an individual's future employability got to do with it?

<sigh>
Being principled might have virtue if it would lead to paupery.
In this case I suggest that there will be many future prospects available.
Plus, it could be a case of "removing the heat".
With future prospects already lined up.
In short, PR.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Well he's a strange one. UK government had been cuddling up to Gaddafi for years. Can't see he has anything to be ashamed of at all.

[Bonefish Blues]

WhoseGeneration said:

<sigh>
Being principled might have virtue if it would lead to paupery.
In this case I suggest that there will be many future prospects available.
Plus, it could be a case of "removing the heat".
With future prospects already lined up.
In short, PR.

Thanks for that insight. I suspect it says rather more about your views of human nature than it does about Mr Davies' motivation.

[pokethepope]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Well he's a strange one. UK government had been cuddling up to Gaddafi for years. Can't see he has anything to be ashamed of at all.

I was just going to say this. If their oil is good enough for us, why isn't their money to pay for research?

[Halb]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Well he's a strange one. UK government had been cuddling up to Gaddafi for years. Can't see he has anything to be ashamed of at all.

But it's not the done thing to dry the linen out in public dear boy, we need to keep our dirties under cover

[fido]

ukwill said:

It's now known as the Libyan School of Economics

Oh no, my old uni. To be honest it's always been a favourite with dictators' kids. I'm pretty sure one of Saddams offspring was there when i was a student. Heck, not all the alumni can turn out to be for the better of mankind, though perhaps they have been increasingly obsessed with funding in recent years, when their roots are meant to lie in left-leaning politics (just like New Labour).

[MX7]

Interesting what David Starkey has to say about it on QT.

[WhoseGeneration]

Bonefish Blues said:

Thanks for that insight. I suspect it says rather more about your views of human nature than it does about Mr Davies' motivation.

Oh, I understand "human nature".
Which is why I always question anyone's professed "motivation".

[tmcgurk]

Unnecessary, and a considerable loss to the LSE.

[Bonefish Blues]

WhoseGeneration said:

Oh, I understand "human nature".
Which is why I always question anyone's professed "motivation".

You have a view, which is consistently expressed, I'll grant you that.

Others are more optimistic.

[Halb]

MX7 said:

Interesting what David Starkey has to say about it on QT.

He is always interesting

[Zod]

He was an utter foool to have taken the money for the LSE and he ignored advice in doing so.

[Fittster]

Will the heads of arms companies that have sold weapons to the regieme or those in the financial services industry who have looked after the cash also resign?

So many people have done business with Libya I can't see how we can determine who should and who should not resign.

[Zod]

Fittster said:

Will the heads of arms companies that have sold weapons to the regieme or those in the financial services industry who have looked after the cash also resign?

So many people have done business with Libya I can't see how we can determine who should and who should not resign.

You cannot see the difference between an arms company and a university taking money from Libya?

[Fittster]

Zod said:

Fittster said:

Will the heads of arms companies that have sold weapons to the regieme or those in the financial services industry who have looked after the cash also resign?

So many people have done business with Libya I can't see how we can determine who should and who should not resign.

You cannot see the difference between an arms company and a university taking money from Libya?

Please explain why it's ok for some organisations to take money from Libya and not others.