Louise Jones
@louisejoneslse.bsky.social
Head of Research Communications and Engagement at
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#Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, argues @damiantam.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Trump's threat to sue the BBC over a misleading edit feeds into narratives of political bias. It's time the BBC became truly independence from governments.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, argues @damiantam.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
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I have a piece on the Islamic history of Europe in the new issue of The New Statesman: 'Islam is Part of European History': www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... via @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I have a piece on the Islamic history of Europe in the new issue of The New Statesman: 'Islam is Part of European History': www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... via @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social
How can you maximise your citations?
LSE researchers/research support join our workshop on 26 November to find out more about SEO/GEO, key words, blogging and how to monitor your citations.
Weds 26 November 12.45-2pm (lunch provided for those in person)
apps.lse.ac.uk/training-sys...
LSE researchers/research support join our workshop on 26 November to find out more about SEO/GEO, key words, blogging and how to monitor your citations.
Weds 26 November 12.45-2pm (lunch provided for those in person)
apps.lse.ac.uk/training-sys...
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How can you maximise your citations?
LSE researchers/research support join our workshop on 26 November to find out more about SEO/GEO, key words, blogging and how to monitor your citations.
Weds 26 November 12.45-2pm (lunch provided for those in person)
apps.lse.ac.uk/training-sys...
LSE researchers/research support join our workshop on 26 November to find out more about SEO/GEO, key words, blogging and how to monitor your citations.
Weds 26 November 12.45-2pm (lunch provided for those in person)
apps.lse.ac.uk/training-sys...
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#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
The world is on the cusp of climate tipping points – the stakes could not be higher for COP30 - EUROPP
Global warming is pushing the Earth past climate tipping points, causing irreversible damage to natural systems. The stakes could not be higher for COP30.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Happening on Thursday 👇🏼
What factors drive or disrupt international trade?
Is a rules-based global trade system still achievable?
Join us to discuss
What factors drive or disrupt international trade?
Is a rules-based global trade system still achievable?
Join us to discuss
What's the future for international trade?
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Happening on Thursday 👇🏼
What factors drive or disrupt international trade?
Is a rules-based global trade system still achievable?
Join us to discuss
What factors drive or disrupt international trade?
Is a rules-based global trade system still achievable?
Join us to discuss
What's the future for international trade?
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What's the future for international trade?
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
Join our next World Café event on 13 Nov to hear from @jpvasquez.bsky.social, Tom Raster @lseechist.bsky.social, Giulia Leonelli @lselaw.bsky.social & Oksana Levkovych @lseir.bsky.social, then debate over free drinks.
portal.lse.ac.uk/events/s/vie...
The latest film in our AI, technology and society series looks at the role of social media (particularly the dismantling of fact checkers & wild west of blue ticks) & gen AI images in the worst far-right rioting in the UK since WW2 with LSE100 Fellow Beatriz Lopez Buarque 👇
The AI-generated content that caused real world violence in the UK | LSE Research
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The latest film in our AI, technology and society series looks at the role of social media (particularly the dismantling of fact checkers & wild west of blue ticks) & gen AI images in the worst far-right rioting in the UK since WW2 with LSE100 Fellow Beatriz Lopez Buarque 👇
Scientists have made embryos from human skin DNA for first time - wondering what that might mean? Watch the video to learn more from Professor Emily Jackson 👇
The huge leaps forward in developmental biology🧫have social, ethical, legal & cultural implications just as important to consider as AI. This revolutionary science will need public support to transform medicine.
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
Stem cells: the future of science explained | LSE Research
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Scientists have made embryos from human skin DNA for first time - wondering what that might mean? Watch the video to learn more from Professor Emily Jackson 👇
New blog by my dad, worth a 👀
“Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’”
Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.
“Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’”
Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.
💥New: ChatGPT doesn’t think like a human, so why does it speak like one?
✍️George Gaskell (@lsemethodology.bsky.social)
#ChatGPT #Ethics #ConversationAnalysis
✍️George Gaskell (@lsemethodology.bsky.social)
#ChatGPT #Ethics #ConversationAnalysis
ChatGPT doesn’t think like a human, so why does it speak like one? - Impact of Social Sciences
Large language models like ChatGPT adopt aspects of human speech to give the impression of human intelligence. George Gaskell highlights the limits of ChatGPT’s conversational ethics, common sense and...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New blog by my dad, worth a 👀
“Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’”
Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.
“Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’”
Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.
❓What's best way to drive innovation around the world, in an equitable and ethical way
🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷
🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...
🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷
🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...
September 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
❓What's best way to drive innovation around the world, in an equitable and ethical way
🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷
🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...
🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷
🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...
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🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.
LSE Green Skills Lab: Launch Event - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Join us to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative supported by the LSE Global School of Sustainability that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition, the identification of skill gaps in the green transition, and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.
www.lse.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.
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🗣️ Speaking up can save lives — but only if others listen.
Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Safety Listening in High‐Risk Situations: A Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Safety Voice in Aviation
Safety listening—responses to voice acts aimed at preventing harm—can avert organizational failures like airplane crashes. Research often focuses on attitudes and perceptions of listening using self-...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🗣️ Speaking up can save lives — but only if others listen.
Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes.
Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I really enjoyed this conversation on INDIGNITY with David for @ppfideas.bsky.social - it is even better if you listen to the whole series (previous two episodes were on philosophical and then legal/political interpretations of dignity)!
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today David talks to @leaypi.bsky.social about her new book 'Indignity: A Life Reimagined'. A conversation about death and displacement, identity and betrayal, secrecy and salvation.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today David talks to @leaypi.bsky.social about her new book 'Indignity: A Life Reimagined'. A conversation about death and displacement, identity and betrayal, secrecy and salvation.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I really enjoyed this conversation on INDIGNITY with David for @ppfideas.bsky.social - it is even better if you listen to the whole series (previous two episodes were on philosophical and then legal/political interpretations of dignity)!
"There are many ways in which Reform UK’s immigration policy could end in failure, even on its own terms."
Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The problems with Reform UK’s immigration policy - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Reform UK's policy on immigration of "detect, detain, deport" will be highly costly, involve sending money to authoritarian regimes, and have uncertain results.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"There are many ways in which Reform UK’s immigration policy could end in failure, even on its own terms."
Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The huge leaps forward in developmental biology🧫have social, ethical, legal & cultural implications just as important to consider as AI. This revolutionary science will need public support to transform medicine.
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
Stem cells: the future of science explained | LSE Research
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The huge leaps forward in developmental biology🧫have social, ethical, legal & cultural implications just as important to consider as AI. This revolutionary science will need public support to transform medicine.
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social
Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools!
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.
Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools!
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.
Reposted by Louise Jones
Charging #VAT on the UK's #PrivateSchools is a mostly symbolic move by the Labour Government: their mission of “smashing the class ceiling” needs to target elite university admissions.
@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Charging #VAT on the UK's #PrivateSchools is a mostly symbolic move by the Labour Government: their mission of “smashing the class ceiling” needs to target elite university admissions.
@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Come and work with us! It's a brilliant team, doing brilliant things for social science research, with lots of exciting plans on the horizon.
Could you be the next Managing Editor of LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social?
Applications for the position (part-time, 28 hrs/week) are open, closing at 23:59 tomorrow 9 September.
Find the the job spec and information on how to apply below.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Applications for the position (part-time, 28 hrs/week) are open, closing at 23:59 tomorrow 9 September.
Find the the job spec and information on how to apply below.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Managing Editor, LSE Business Review
Managing Editor, LSE Business Review, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="text-align:…
jobs.lse.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Come and work with us! It's a brilliant team, doing brilliant things for social science research, with lots of exciting plans on the horizon.
Summer is a great time to catch up with LSE's 'AI, technology and society' series - videos, articles, blogs & podcasts asking
❔What if AI is already conscious
❔Is AI destroying the planet
❔Could AI prevent disasters
And lots more (and more to come)
www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/
❔What if AI is already conscious
❔Is AI destroying the planet
❔Could AI prevent disasters
And lots more (and more to come)
www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/
Is the AI hype over? #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #LSE
YouTube video by LSE
youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Summer is a great time to catch up with LSE's 'AI, technology and society' series - videos, articles, blogs & podcasts asking
❔What if AI is already conscious
❔Is AI destroying the planet
❔Could AI prevent disasters
And lots more (and more to come)
www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/
❔What if AI is already conscious
❔Is AI destroying the planet
❔Could AI prevent disasters
And lots more (and more to come)
www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/
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🔅It's hot outside! This is becoming increasingly common in the UK, but the state response remains temporary and disjointed. This is why we need more proactive heat risk management, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Why the UK needs more proactive heat risk management - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common and increasingly intense. But the state's response to extreme heat continues to be temporary and disjointed.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🔅It's hot outside! This is becoming increasingly common in the UK, but the state response remains temporary and disjointed. This is why we need more proactive heat risk management, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
How do you engage young Londoners in local politics? LSE Cities has the answer, through this heart-warming project with @islington-council.bsky.social, involving young people in decision-making around their liveable neighbourhoods policy 🌳 and what a more sustainable future would look like.
Living in London: How can we make our communities greener?
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How do you engage young Londoners in local politics? LSE Cities has the answer, through this heart-warming project with @islington-council.bsky.social, involving young people in decision-making around their liveable neighbourhoods policy 🌳 and what a more sustainable future would look like.
Reposted by Louise Jones
@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution.
This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Only public ownership of the water system will solve its crisis - British Politics and Policy at LSE
The recent report by the Independent Water Commission led by Sir John Cunliffe recommends the abolition of Ofwat and deeper regulatory reforms. But further regulation won't resolve the fundamental ten...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution.
This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Reposted by Louise Jones
We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
Talent Development Awards 2025-26
The Talent Development Awards are available to promote the acquisition and advancement of skills in relevant areas by UK-based researchers, promoting innovative research methods, be that through skill...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...
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The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London.
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
Robert Maxwell and the institutional weakness of the City of London - LSE Business Review
The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London.
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
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"Addressing real psychological & sociological needs is something those false, misinformed beliefs are doing. We actually need to try to tackle the underlying social problems, like alienation, people are grappling with"
My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️
My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️
The Cost of Lies: Why We Identify With Deadly Misinformation
From Covid to climate change, understanding the role unevidenced conspiracy theories fulfil for individual and social identity in a shifting world can better help explain our ‘post-truth’ age
bylinetimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Addressing real psychological & sociological needs is something those false, misinformed beliefs are doing. We actually need to try to tackle the underlying social problems, like alienation, people are grappling with"
My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️
My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️