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'''Tony Travers''' is an [[academic]] and [[journalist]], specialising in issues affecting [[local government]]. He is the director of the Greater London Group at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/Experts/a.travers@lse.ac.uk|title=Mr Tony Travers |publisher=Lse.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-25}}</ref> He contributes a regular column to the ''[[Local Government Chronicle]]'' and has also written for ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tonytravers|title=Tony Travers |publisher=Guardian.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-25}}</ref>, ''[[The Evening Standard]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'', the ''[[Financial Times]]'' and ''[[The Times]]''. He has published a number of books on cities and government, including ''Failure in British Government: The Politics of the Poll Tax'' (with [[David Butler (academic)|David Butler]] and [[Andrew Adonis]]), ''Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings'' (with [[Howard Glennerster]] and [[John Hills (academic)|John Hills]]) and ''The Politics of London: Governing the Ungovernable City''.
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'''Professor Anthony Justin Travers''',<ref name=NLGN>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizdb.co.uk/company/new-local-government-network-03598256/|title=New Local Government Network - Company staff - Anthony Justin Travers|work=Business Database|accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref> better known as '''Tony Travers''' (born December 1953),<ref name=NLGN/> is a British [[academic]] and [[journalist]], based at the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE), specialising in issues affecting [[local government]]. He was formerly director of the [[Greater London Group]], a research centre at LSE for the study of the government of London.<ref>{{cite book | editor-last=Kochan | editor-first=Ben | date=2008 | title=London government 50 years of debate: The contribution of LSE's Greater London Group | publisher= London School of Economics | first=George | last=Jones | chapter=The Greater London Group after 50 years | pages=15–22 | url=http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/63374/1/Kockan_London_Government_50_Years_of_Debate.pdf}}</ref> Since 1998, Travers has been Director of [https://www.lse.ac.uk/geography-and-environment/research/lse-london LSE London],<ref>{{Cite web |last= London School of Economics and Political Science|title=Professor Tony Travers |url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/government/people/academic-staff/tony-travers/home.aspx |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=London School of Economics and Political Science |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=LSE>{{Cite web |last= London School of Economics and Political Science|title=LSE London |url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/geography-and-environment/research/lse-london/home.aspx |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=London School of Economics and Political Science |language=en-GB}}</ref> a research group that evolved out of the [[Greater London Group]], which is hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment of the [[London School of Economics]] and conducts research on the economic and social issues of the London region.<ref name=LSE />


He contributes a regular column to the ''[[Local Government Chronicle]]'' and has also written for ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tonytravers|title=Tony Travers |newspaper=Guardian.co.uk |date= 2008-09-29|access-date=2010-08-25 | location=London}}</ref> ''[[The Evening Standard]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'', the ''[[Financial Times]]'' and ''[[The Times]]''. He has published a number of books on cities and government.
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Travers has held a number of official posts. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the [[Audit Commission]] and between 1999 and 2004, he was a Senior Associate of the [[King's Fund]]. He has advised the [[House of Commons]] [[Education and Skills Select Committee]] and the [[Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister]] and is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy]]. He was also a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance.

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Travers has held a number of official posts. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the [[Audit Commission (United Kingdom)|Audit Commission]] and, between 1999 and 2004, he was a Senior Associate of the [[King's Fund]]. He has advised the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[Education and Skills Select Committee]] and the [[Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister]] and is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy]]. He was also a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance.

==Selected publications==

* (with [[David Butler (academic)|David Butler]] and [[Andrew Adonis]]) ''Failure in British Government: The Politics of the Poll Tax'', [[Oxford University Press]], 1994. {{ISBN |9780198278757}}
* (with [[Howard Glennerster]] and [[John Hills (academic)|John Hills]]) ''Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings'' Oxford University Press, 2000. {{ISBN| 9780199240784}}
* ''The Politics of London: Governing an Ungovernable City'', Red Globe Press, 2003. {{ISBN|9780333961001}}
* ''[[London's Boroughs at 50]]'', [[Biteback Publishing]], 2015. {{ISBN| 9781849549196}}


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Latest revision as of 15:57, 6 November 2024

For the Cayman Islands lawyer, see Anthony Travers.

Professor Anthony Justin Travers,[1] better known as Tony Travers (born December 1953),[1] is a British academic and journalist, based at the London School of Economics (LSE), specialising in issues affecting local government. He was formerly director of the Greater London Group, a research centre at LSE for the study of the government of London.[2] Since 1998, Travers has been Director of LSE London,[3][4] a research group that evolved out of the Greater London Group, which is hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment of the London School of Economics and conducts research on the economic and social issues of the London region.[4]

He contributes a regular column to the Local Government Chronicle and has also written for The Guardian,[5] The Evening Standard, The Independent, the Financial Times and The Times. He has published a number of books on cities and government.

Travers has held a number of official posts. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the Audit Commission and, between 1999 and 2004, he was a Senior Associate of the King's Fund. He has advised the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He was also a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance.

Selected publications

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  • (with David Butler and Andrew Adonis) Failure in British Government: The Politics of the Poll Tax, Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 9780198278757
  • (with Howard Glennerster and John Hills) Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 9780199240784
  • The Politics of London: Governing an Ungovernable City, Red Globe Press, 2003. ISBN 9780333961001
  • London's Boroughs at 50, Biteback Publishing, 2015. ISBN 9781849549196

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Local Government Network - Company staff - Anthony Justin Travers". Business Database. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ Jones, George (2008). "The Greater London Group after 50 years". In Kochan, Ben (ed.). London government 50 years of debate: The contribution of LSE's Greater London Group (PDF). London School of Economics. pp. 15–22.
  3. ^ London School of Economics and Political Science. "Professor Tony Travers". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b London School of Economics and Political Science. "LSE London". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Tony Travers". Guardian.co.uk. London. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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