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David Blanchflower
Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Tony Travers
Professor Tony Travers
London School of Economics
Tony Travers is a well-respected commentator on the public sector and local government, especially in London. He also advises on two parliamentary committees. Tony believes 'Localism' can only go so far where the centre determines, in effect, 100% of taxation. The Regional Growth Fund and local partnerships are intended to encourage lagging areas, but will this rebalance the economy from South to North?
Speaking Topics
- Geopolitics, Policy & Politics
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Biography
Tony Travers is a well-respected commentator on the public sector and local government, particularly as it relates to London. He is director of LSE London, a research centre at the London School of Economics. He is also Professor in Practice and Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy.
Tony’s key research interests include local and regional government and public service reform. He is currently an advisor to the House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Select Committee and the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. He is a board member of the Centre for Cities and is an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy. He has also been a Senior Associate of the Kings Fund, a member of the Arts Council’s Touring Panel, and a member of the Audit Commission.
A respected voice on many aspects of policy, Tony has published a number of books on cities and government, including Failure in British Government - The Politics of the Poll Tax (authored with David Butler and Andrew Adonis), Paying for Health, Education and Housing - How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings, and The Politics of London - Governing the Ungovernable City. He is also a regular commentator on the BBC and in print including The Guardian, the New Statesman and The Times, and a range of public sector publications.
“Engaging, clear and concise -we’ve only had positive feedback.”
I attended my son's Prize Giving yesterday at Cokethorpe School at which Professor Travers was the guest speaker. It was the most disappointing speech given by a speaker in the past seven years I have been attending this event. He spoke for ten minutes and was, in my opinion, unprepared, uninspiring and extremely dull.
Tony met all our objectives: he was engaging, clear and concise, followed the brief perfectly and was very active during the panel debate. Tony came across very well, he was professional, laid back and confident.
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