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LSE to host public meeting in wake of death of two staff and PhD student

Seven students put under ‘precautionary measures’ after allegations relating to campus demonstration in July

If the 1% follow through on their threats, an ‘exit tax’ could raise £500m a year – by plucking golden feathers as they take flight, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

More than half of the Labour MPs elected in July were completely new to the job, including red wall reclaimers, a Westminster wunderkind and slayers of the biggest Tory beasts. We catch up with them on their first two months

LSE report suggests chancellor should downgrade projects such as Lower Thames Crossing in favour of services

The Edinburgh International and Fringe festivals 2024 have come to close. With more than 3,000 shows being performed, no one person could ever have seen them all, but as a maker and critic of political theatre I was most interested in finding performances that said something significant about our world…

Nigel Farage believed the once-left wing student and former Goldman Sachs finance bro was a ‘huge factor’ in the growing success of his right-wing populist party. Katie Strick charts his steep rise and sudden departure from the heart of politics

Former leftwing student defends leader’s Southport comments and insists party stands for British values

It is a year since London School of Economics professor Gubad Ibadoghlu was unlawfully imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Tom Watling speaks to his son, 24-year-old Ibad

City Voices: Dealmakers will pounce on UK listed companies

Banking sector suggests ‘two-way commitment’ that would require subsidies and tax breaks to be clawed back