Men of Letters at the LSE

A debate between signatories of two of the recent letters to the press about what should be done about the UK fiscal deficit is taking place at the LSE next Thursday 4th March. These letters have become part of a heated political discussion ahead of the election. The speakers are Tim Besley (Kuwait professor of economics and political science at the London School of Economics, and former member of the MPC) and Alan Manning (head of the department of economics and professor of economics at the London School of Economics). The debate “...aims to explore the scope for common ground in this debate in an effort to spread light not heat.”

It takes place in the LSE’s Sheikh Zayed Theatre from 6.30 - 8pm, and is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For those who cannot get there, the LSE aim to make all events available as a podcast subject to receiving permission from the speaker/s to do this, and subject to no technical problems with the recording of the event. Podcasts are normally available 1-2 working days after the event. Here is the link to the LSE events information.