It is a question we all ask ourselves, one that flits through each of our minds at some point in our lives, ‘Can I be the next Bill Gates?’. It is a question that we think about, smile about, daydream about, but ultimately forget about – for it is one of those unattainable aspirations that [...]
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Oh Lord! Phillips
An interview with the President of the Supreme Court My companion for the interview told me afterward that the man who journeyed with us on the lift up to Lord Phillips’ office was Justice Lord Mance – such is the intimacy of the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The nation’s final court of appeal [...]
Time out at LSE
You can’t eat food in the library. Just you try. Crunch of a cracker and one of the library’s security personnel will appear so quickly you will begin to believe that apparations, Harry-Potter syle, must indeed exist. Said black-suited, black-booted gentleman will then proceed to expound upon the demerits of eating in a space as [...]
A family affair
I always saw my brother in a different light before I came to the LSE. We hardly ever had anything in common; I have always been very laid back in comparison to him. There had always been a rivalry between us, him being the only son, and has always been pampered by our mother. Little [...]
Slavery is not dead
Ask any person on the streets these days what “slavery” is, and chances are they’ll mutter something or other about “Africa” or “colonies” or, if you’re on a more politically-aware street (such as Houghton, perhaps?) you may get a mention or two of the Transatlantic slave trade. Ask them again if they think “slavery” still exists, [...]
The Anti-Procrastination
Have you known someone at the LSE who wakes up at the same time every day, sets off to the library at the same time, allows themselves a short break at lunchtime almost like clockwork and is to be found leaving campus, bleary eyed at the exact hour that you saw them leave only the [...]
The Sportively Unfortunate
The happy domain of sportive games has always had its gates closed to individuals of my capacity: the unfortunate ill-motivated. I shall here attempt to relate whether exercise in conjunction with social interaction is necessary, and the way in which a history of coordination catastrophes may influence further relations with other sports. My previous school prided [...]
Road to billions
Dreaming in nine digits There are only two ways to becoming a billionaire. The first option, of course, is inheritance. But if we are not born into money the only option left to us is to earn it ourselves. The problem with this second option, however, is that no job will ever pay enough for [...]
The Curious Case of the LSE Banker
A sketch of the typical LSE student * Sound of glass hitting the table and liquid sloshing around * Has it ever occurred to you that most LSE students take themselves a little too seriously? From the day we set foot in our first class, we have an insatiable craving to prove to the world that we [...]
Breaking boundaries
An invitation to celebrate Pakistan Week The arrival of a vehicle of brazen shades of orange, gold and green at the mouth of Houghton Street is both an incongruous addition to the campus setting as well as a bold move on the part of the Pakistan Society at LSE. Monday morning will see an explosion of [...]
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