LSE FESTIVAL

Rethinking Beveridge19-24 for the 21stFEBRUARY century

lse.ac.uk/festival#LSEFestival #LSEBeveridge OVER THE FESTIVAL WEEK WE WILL BE SHINING A LIGHT ON THE “FIVE GIANTS” IDENTIFIED IN THE BEVERIDGE REPORT, RE-CAST FOR THE WELCOME CONTENTS 21ST CENTURY AND FOR THE GLOBAL CONTEXT.

We live in increasingly divided societies where the activists who had made social contracts that bind us are fraying. One reason LSE their home at that is globalisation, which has intensified competitive time. Indeed, we have a rich 4 6 7 pressures. Another is technology, which has tradition of such work, from increased the returns to highly skilled labour and Dame Eileen Younghusband, thereby exacerbated inequality. Technology has whose work, including her eponymous report in also transformed our awareness of what is 1959, led to the establishment of social work as a happening around the world and the way we profession, to Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the communicate and organise ourselves socially Constitution of India. and politically, sometimes in a way that builds As LSE’s 16th Director, I want to continue this great HEALTH & social cohesion, but often in ways that divide. SKILLS tradition – thought and action – by revisiting the AT A GLANCE EDUCATION & The consequence of this is that social work carried out by Beveridge and his LSE SOCIAL CARE “Disease” “Ignorance” sustainability, society’s internal cohesion and colleagues some three quarters of a century Beveridge’s Giant of Beveridge’s Giant of ability to hold together over time, is in jeopardy. ago and make it relevant to the challenges of the 21st century. At a time when so much public How do we overcome these divisions? I believe debate contains more heat than light, I think part of the answer lies in rethinking the systems this is a moment where LSE can draw on its that bind society together and look after those 8 8 9 distinguished and distinctive history to shape who are adversely affected by structural changes a better future. in our economies.

Last November we marked the 75th anniversary of the Beveridge Report, which shaped the modern welfare state in the UK and influenced many others Minouche Shafik around the world. In July 2018, the UK will mark Director, LSE FUTUREWORK OF HOUSING & the 70th anniversary of the NHS, the first, tangible POVERTY articulation of Britain’s welfare state, which CHALLENGES OF“Want” “Idleness” URBANISATION“Squalor” promised care for all, “from cradle to grave”. Beveridge’s Giant of Beveridge’s Giant of Beveridge’s Giant of Much of the thinking behind the world’s original welfare state came not only from William Beveridge, my predecessor as Director of LSE, but also from the many leading scholars and political 10 12 13 OPENING AND CLOSING EVENTS

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The Five Giants and Beveridge’s The Giants of 2020 CONTEXT the Ministers who Sixth Giant CROSS THEMESquestions MISSING GIANT Saturday 24 February Explore cross-cutting Made a Difference ?What would a modern Find outreport, more aboutitsand context impact the Monday 19 February 7-8.15pm day Beveridge prioritise? Monday 19 February 8-9pm 6.30-7.30pm SEE PAGE 14 FOR EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS FOR CHILDREN. 2 3 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Monday 19 February Tuesday 20 February Wednesday 21 February Thursday 22 February Friday 23 February Saturday 24 February

The Beveridge Years and Beyond: The Beveridge Years and Beyond: Beveridge in Context: Blueprint for Welfare? The A Beveridge Plan for an Unruly The Beveridge Years and Beyond: campus tour campus tour reconstruction planning during Beveridge Report and the School? William Beveridge and LSE campus tour 12.05-12.45pm 12.05-12.45pm the Second World War and after Making of the Welfare State 1.15-2.45pm 10am, 1pm, 4pm Tours start in the Shaw Library Tours start in the Shaw Library 12.30-2pm 12.30-2pm Alumni Theatre, NAB Tours start in NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB NAB 2.04 The Five Giants and the Ministers Bridging the Gap: social mobility, Research Competition prize-giving The Evolution of Altruism who Made a Difference university and access to careers Combatting the Five Giants in 21st Universal Health Coverage 6-6.30pm 11am-12.15pm 6.30-7.30pm 6.15-7.15pm Century European Welfare States in the Global South: what is Lower Ground Area, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB 4-5.15pm needed to make it work? Wolfson Theatre, NAB 6.30-7.45pm RiverBlue: can fashion save The Future of Fashion: can Identity and the Welfare State: Beveridge Rebooted: a basic Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB the planet? the industry be in vogue and evolving challenges for sustaining income for every citizen? Education and the Giant 6.30-8.30pm sustainable? social solidarity 6.30-7.45pm of Ignorance The Doctor’s Dilemma Wolfson Theatre, NAB 11am-12.15pm 6.30-7.30pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB 5.30-6.30pm 6.30-8.30pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Shaw Library, Old Building Lessons from Grenfell Tower: Beveridge and Voluntary Action inequality and housing need, the Sustainable Food and Beveridge Our Automated Future: utopia for the 21st Century Research Competition The Future of Work Giant that still divides us 12 noon-2pm or dystopia? 7.30-8.30pm prize-giving 7.30-8.30pm 6.30-7.30pm Atrium, NAB 8-9pm Wolfson Theatre, NAB 6-7pm Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB Lower Ground Area, NAB Who Cares? The Challenge of Richness? The Future of Ageing Getting Ahead of the Curve: 2-3.15pm Beveridge’s Sixth Giant Rethinking the Giant of Poverty Writing Fiction to 8-9pm addressing housing needs in Wolfson Theatre, NAB 8-9pm 8-9pm Dramatise Inequality Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB rapidly growing cities Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB 7-8pm 8-9pm What’s Love Got to Do with It? Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB 2-3.15pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Is Higher Education Good for You? Five LSE Giants’ Perspectives 7.30-8.30pm on Poverty Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB 3.15-4.30pm Alumni Theatre, NAB KEY Who Belongs? Can we Afford ■ Context to be Different? EXHIBITIONS BOOKING AN EVENT 4.30-5.45pm ■ Challenges of Poverty LSE Research Competition All events are free and open to all, Wolfson Theatre, NAB but where indicated, a ticket is required. ■ Housing and Urbanisation 19-24 February Ground and Lower Ground areas, NAB Civil Society and the Five Giants: More information on booking an event a global perspective ■ Future of Work lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Festival/Ticket-Information A Time for Revolutions: EVENTS FOR CHILDREN 4.30-5.45pm ■ Education and Skills making the Welfare State For any queries, contact us at Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Wondrous Welfare: 8 January-13 April [email protected]. ■ Health and Social Care LSE Library Gallery make a children’s charter Tongue Lash: a night of Saturday 24 February 11am-3pm challenging society with hip hop and spoken word ■ Missing Giant Who Cares? Women, LSE Library Gallery 7-10.30pm Care and Welfare ■ Cross Themes Giants by Figs in Wigs Saw Swee Hock Student Centre 19 February-23 March Full listings and booking Atrium Gallery, Old Building Saturday 24 February 12 noon Ticket required and 2.30pm The Giants of 2020 8th Floor, NAB 7-8.15pm No booking required Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB lse.ac.uk/events #LSEFestival #LSEBeveridge

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Universal Health The Doctor’s Dilemma The Future of Ageing Bridging the Gap: social Education and the Is Higher Education Coverage in the Global Thursday 22 February Thursday 22 February mobility, university and Giant of Ignorance Good for You? South: what is needed 6.30-8.30pm 8-9pm access to careers Wednesday 21 February Wednesday 21 February to make it work? Shaw Library, Old Building Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Tuesday 20 February 5.30-6.30pm 7.30-8.30pm Thursday 22 February 6.15-7.15pm Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB NO TICKET With the average life expectancy 6.30-7.45pm NAB 2.04, 2nd Floor increasing continually, population There is increasing evidence Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB An evening of analysis and Ignorance, though one of the discussion of health service ageing is poised to become In public policy, university has Giants, was barely mentioned from the UK and the US to What are the challenges of resource allocation and one of the most significant often been seen as a one-stop in the Beveridge Report. We show that higher education is designing and implementing medical ethics with NHS social transformations of the shop for social mobility. Recent identify gaps that have emerged associated with less happiness healthcare systems to provide professional Anna Smielewska 21st century. How could research, though, shows that a and ways to fill them, focussing and more inequality. universal coverage in the ageing come to dominate the student’s background before particularly on equality of and LSE philosopher Alex In light of this, Professor of developing world? giant issue of health and social entering university affects their opportunity with Nicholas Barr, Voorhoeve, culminating in a Behavioural Science at LSE care, and potentially all areas destination once they graduate. LSE Professor of Public We hear from Kalipso performance of George Paul Dolan argues that the of the welfare state? Economics; Howard Glennerster, Chalkidou, Director of Global Bernard Shaw’s play in which a We consider why such inequality government should reduce Professor of Social Policy at Health Policy and Senior Fellow top Harley Street consultant Olivia Casanueva, biologist persists and what, if anything, funding to higher education LSE; Sandra McNally, Director at the Center for Global must choose between saving at the Barbaham Institute; can be done about it with and prioritise early years of the Centre for Vocational Development; Ken Shadlen, from certain death a well- journalist, novelist and speakers including current LSE education instead. Former Education Research and Professor of Development meaning and selfless yet campaigner Nicci Gerrard; undergraduate Anna-Mariya Minister for Universities David Director of the Education and Studies in LSE’s Department mediocre East End GP or an Joanna Latimer, Professor Angelinova; Shaun Harris, Willetts stands up for the value Skills Programme at CEP, LSE; of International Development; artist whose works possess of Sociology at the University Deputy Director of LSE Careers; of a university degree. Kitty Stewart, Associate and Daniel Wang, Lecturer in genius though he himself is of York; Michael Murphy, and Laura Yates, Head of Professor of Social Policy at Health and Human Rights described as a “scoundrel”. Professor of Demography at Graduate Talent at Clifford LSE; and Anne West, Professor at Queen Mary University LSE; and Jane Vass, Director Chance. of Education Policy in LSE’s of London. of Policy and Research at Age Department of Social Policy. UK, explain.

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FUTURE OF HOUSING & CHALLENGES WORK URBANISATION OF POVERTY GIANTS OF 2020

Our Automated Future: Lessons from Grenfell Getting Ahead of the Beveridge Rebooted: The Challenge of The Giants of 2020 utopia or dystopia? Tower: inequality and Curve: addressing a basic income for Richness? Rethinking Saturday 24 February Monday 19 February housing need, the Giant housing needs in rapidly every citizen? the Giant of Poverty 7-8.15pm 8-9pm that still divides us growing cities Tuesday 20 February Tuesday 20 February Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB Friday 23 February Friday 23 February 6.30-7.45pm 8-9pm What are the key challenges 6.30-7.30pm 8-9pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB For younger generations Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB of welfare states of the future? considering their future career Discussion of an unconditional, The economic and political In a world of limited resources, options, are the technological The crucially important role Across developing cities, non-withdrawable income for power of the richest in our what should our priority be? advances transforming the of social housing has been housing provision has not kept every individual is now a society has dramatically To close the LSE Festival, way we work something to be recognised following the pace with rapid urbanisation, mainstream global social policy increased since 1942. Does we will pit Beveridge’s “Five afraid of or excited by? And are Grenfell Tower disaster, which what are the policy options to debate. Would a modern day Beveridge’s concern with Giants”, as well as the missing they being sufficiently prepared also laid bare the disconnect address this gap? Beveridge have recommended poverty now need to be sixth “Giant” voted for by you, for the future of work? between the “elites” and the a Basic Income? extended to include a concern Paul Collier, Professor of against each other in a battle most disadvantaged in society. with richness? LSE students and alumni Economics and Public Policy John Kay is an economist to decide which is the biggest discuss with LSESU General We explore the link between in the Blavatnik School of whose career has spanned the Tania Burchardt, Director of the issue now and in the near future. Secretary Mahatir Pasha. inequality and housing with Government at the University academic world, business and Centre for Analysis of Social Danny Dorling, Professor of of Oxford and Director of IGC; finance, and public affairs; Exclusion (CASE) and an The Future of Work Human Geography at the DFID Cities Adviser Rubina Philippe Van Parijs is a special Associate Professor in LSE’s Thursday 22 February University of Oxford; Lynsey Karruna; and Paida Hlambelo guest professor at the Department of Social Policy; 7.30-8.30pm Hanley author of Estates: of Vavaki Architects put forward Wolfson Theatre, NAB Universities of Louvain and artist Amy Feneck; Sam An Intimate History and their recommendations. Leuven, a Robert Schuman Friedman, Associate Professor If William Beveridge were to Respectable: Crossing the Fellow at the European in LSE’s Department of Social return to the East End, what Class Divide; and Anne Power, University Institute and an Policy; and Luna Glucksberg, an would he make of it today? Professor of Social Policy at associate member of Nuffield urban anthropologist based in We debate what Beveridge 2.0 LSE and Head of LSE Housing College, Oxford; Malcolm Torry LSE’s International Inequalities would involve for work and how and Communities. is Director of the Citizen’s Institute, discuss. work could change in the future Basic Income Trust and a with Rebecca Campbell, Ruth Visiting Senior Fellow in LSE’s Reaney and Jamie Woodcock Department of Social Policy; from LSE’s Department and Polly Toynbee is a Do you want to learn of Management. columnist for The Guardian. more about LSE research? See the latest research news, highlights, resources, events and impact case studies from LSE at lse.ac.uk/research

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Identity and the Combatting the Five The Evolution of Altruism Civil Society and the Tongue Lash: a night of “I have enough when...” Welfare State: evolving Giants in 21st Century Saturday 24 February Five Giants: a global challenging society with Poverty, unemployment, poor 11am-12.15pm challenges for sustaining European Welfare States perspective hiphop and spoken word housing and ignorance can Wolfson Theatre, NAB social solidarity Wednesday 21 February Saturday 24 February Saturday 24 February all be great sources of misery, Monday 19 February 4-5.15pm 4.30-5.45pm 7-10.30pm If evolution is a “struggle for but we continue to reach for 6.30-7.30pm Wolfson Theatre, NAB Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Saw Swee Hock Student Centre existence”, why do we witness more wealth and work, bigger Wolfson Theatre, NAB The Resolution Foundation’s so much cooperation in Oxfam adviser and LSE A night of spoken word and better homes, and more Given what we know about Kathleen Henehan, LSE School nature? LSE philosopher Professor in Practice Duncan performances, philosophical education long after the point human behaviour and Professor of Law, Gender and Jonathan Birch, University of Green; Associate Professor in dialogue and hiphop vibes. that they bring us wellbeing. experience, what prospect is Social Policy Nicola Lacey and Helsinki biologist Heikki LSE’s Department of Social Poetcurious hosts as hiphop poets from across London We need to move from a there for the level of solidarity Labour life peer Stewart Wood Helanterä and University of Policy Armine Ishkanian; perform their spoken word art, culture of “more please” to one needed to carry Beveridge’s discuss the most promising Groningen philosopher Associate Professor in the offering lyrical rhymes that of “just enough”. vision into the 21st century? European welfare state reforms Hannah Rubin discuss LSE’s Department of Sociology, challenge our assumptions on Social psychologist at Panteion to combat Beveridge’s social the origins of altruism. Michael McQuarrie; and Find the chalkboard wall at urban spaces, masculinities, University Xenia Chryssochoou evils, presented in a video by activist Ludovica Rogers the Festival and tell us what racism, and much more. joins social policy expert Peter European Institute students. Who Cares? discuss how civil society actors, is enough for you? Dwyer of the University of York; Saturday 24 February ranging from social movements policy writer David Goodhart of Writing Fiction to 2-3.15pm to NGOs, from across the Dramatise Inequality Policy Exchange; and LSE social Wolfson Theatre, NAB globe are campaigning for Wednesday 21 February psychologist Celestin Okoroji recognition of needs and 7-8pm The consequences of longer to consider the challenges. challenging unequal Wolfson Theatre, NAB lives and new expectations about universal participation in redistributive systems. Beveridge and Voluntary How can literature reach paid work have produced new Action for the 21st Century audiences in ways that social questions about the ways in Tuesday 20 February science research about which care–for all ages and 7.30-8.30pm inequality can’t? Award-winning situations–can be provided Wolfson Theatre, NAB novelist Louise Doughty joins and organised. The LSE Marshall Institute’s Not the Booker Prize winner and Thomas Hughes-Hallett and LSE PhD student Winnie Li to The TUC’s Kate Bell joins Derek explore this question with LSE Jonathan Roberts join LSE King, Assistant Professorial Professor of Law, Gender Governor and advisor to global Research Fellow within PSSRU and Social Policy Nicola Lacey. leaders on ethics Susan at LSE; Hilary Land, Emeritus Liautaud and LSE alumnus Professor of Family Policy and and lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP Child Welfare at the University Kawsar Zaman to debate the of Bristol; and Lisa McKenzie, role of private action for public Lecturer in Practical Sociology at good in the construction of the Middlesex University, to discuss. 21st century welfare state.

10 11 RiverBlue: Can Fashion some tasty sustainable Blueprint for Welfare? Five LSE Giants’ Save the Planet? food and take part in an The Beveridge Report Perspectives on Poverty Friday 23 February interactive experiment and the Making of the Saturday 24 February 6.30-8.30pm studying sustainable food Welfare State 3.15-4.30pm MISSING GIANT Wolfson Theatre, NAB choices. Open to all those CONTEXT Thursday 22 February Alumni Theatre, NAB attending the Festival events 12.30-2pm Screening of RiverBlue, a Taking five “Giants” in the study Beveridge’s Sixth Giant on Saturday 24 February. The Five Giants and the NAB 2.04, 2nd Floor documentary which examines of poverty over the last 100 Monday 19 February Ministers who Made Derek Fraser, Emeritus years, themselves, like Beveridge, 8-9pm the harsh reality of how clothes What’s Love Got to a Difference Professor of History at the authors of influential reports, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB are produced in a 21st century, Do with It? Loneliness, Monday 19 February current LSE academics discuss globalised world. Relationships and 6.30-7.30pm University of Teesside, reviews Beveridge’s “Five Giants” remain how their predecessors’ thinking Wellbeing Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB the content and context of the central issues in discussions The Future of Fashion: articulates with Beveridge’s Saturday 24 February Beveridge Report and explains about the welfare state today, can the industry be in Senior fellow at the Institute for vision and has advanced our 2-3.15pm why it is of enduring importance. but there are also new challenges vogue and sustainable? Government and the King’s Fund, understanding of poverty and Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB Why, 75 years later, do many that have emerged since the Saturday 24 February Nicholas Timmins debates politicians wish to “Get back how to tackle it. 11am-12.15pm the five “Giant” ministers who 1940s. Which “Giant” issue Loneliness is one of the giant to Beveridge”? Professor of Social Policy and Sheikh Zayed Theatre, NAB would a modern day Beveridge issues we are facing as a have taken on Beveridge’s “Five Sociology Lucinda Platt on prioritise? Renowned LSE As fashion production society today. Our relationships Giants” in the 75 years since his A Beveridge Plan for an ; Richard Titmuss academics pitch for the issue processes get faster and with other people are report with Julian Le Grand, Unruly School? William Professor of Social Policy John Beveridge and LSE they think should take its place faster, this event will ask: fundamental to our wellbeing, Professor in LSE’s Marshall Hills on Brian Abel-Smith and Friday 23 February alongside Beveridge’s giants: how can fashion brands and but what kinds of relationships Institute and a former Senior Peter Townsend; Director of the 1.15-2.45pm Sam Fankhauser for producers adapt their business make us happy or miserable? Policy Adviser to the Prime Centre for Analysis of Social Alumni Theatre, NAB Sustainability, Fawaz Gerges Minister, 2003-2005. Who, Exclusion (CASE) Tania models, in the face of growing Professor of Behavioural for Extremism, Naila Kabeer among the many hundreds LSE IDEAS Director Michael Burchardt on Amartya Sen; and demands to reduce the Science at LSE, Paul Dolan, for Equity, Mary Kaldor for who have held office, really Cox talks about Beveridge’s Professor of Economic and environmental impacts from asks how social policies Security and Richard Layard made a difference between time at LSE, and explores why Social Policy Stephen Jenkins the production, consumption should influence people’s for Loneliness. then and now? rethinking the relationship on Anthony Atkinson. and disposal of clothing? relationships, if at all. between state and society Beveridge in Context: Sustainable Food Who Belongs? Can We was seemingly an easier task and Beveridge reconstruction planning for him than running an Afford to be Different? during the Second World Saturday 24 February “unruly School”. Saturday 24 February War and after 12-2pm 4.30-5.45pm Wednesday 21 February Atrium, NAB Wolfson Theatre, NAB MISSING 12.30-2pm NO TICKET A discussion of the challenges Wolfson Theatre, NAB GIANT VOTE The food we grow, eat and of developing an inclusive Academics from LSE’s We polled LSE students, throw away, raises many and fair society in the 21st Department of International staff and alumni for their questions about the society century with Brett Heasman History, Megan Black, suggestions as to Beveridge’s we live in. Join Sustainability and Celestin Okoroji from LSE’s missing giants. The sixth Giant Matthew Jones, David at LSE to explore these Department of Psychological will be selected from: Sustainability, Motadel and David Stevenson questions with a group and Behavioural Science; Equity, Loneliness, Security, reassess the 1942 Beveridge of academics, Bev Skeggs, academic director Extremism. You decide! Report in the light of German, practitioners and of the Atlantic Fellows Find out more and vote online American, and British planning activists. Sample programme in LSE’s International from 6 February at for reconstruction after the Inequalities Institute; and lse.ac.uk/missinggiant Second World War. Jana Uher, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich.

12 LSE Research Competition EVENTS FOR FURTHER EXHIBITIONS Monday 19–Saturday CHILDREN INFORMATION 24 February A Time for Revolutions: Ground and Lower Ground Wondrous Welfare: Ticket information areas, NAB making the Welfare State make a children’s charter All events in the Festival are free to attend. Monday 8 January – NO TICKET Saturday 24 February For the majority of Festival events a ticket is Friday 13 April 11am-3pm Photographs, posters and required, for a full list see “At a Glance” pages 3-4 LSE Library Gallery LSE Library Gallery research abstracts by LSE or visit the website lse.ac.uk/festival. NO TICKET students and staff are on display NO TICKET E-tickets will be available to book online after Sir William Beveridge’s 1942 throughout the Festival week. Discover how the lives of 12 noon on Tuesday 6 February. report shook a world at war Open to anyone attending children were transformed Refreshments and laid the foundations for Festival events. Come to by welfare in the twentieth Café 54 will be open throughout the Festival until Britain’s welfare state. LSE prize-givings on Wednesday century and look at posters 6.30pm, located on the Ground Floor of the New Library’s exhibition delves into 21 and Friday 23 February campaigning for children’s Academic Building. A selection of sandwiches, its rich collections, including from 6pm. See lse.ac.uk/ rights. Come up with your own demands and make a hot and cold wraps, soup, pasta, fresh baked the papers of Beveridge himself researchcompetition for more campaign poster with collage pastries and cookies, coffees, teas and cold to tell the story of welfare information and to vote for the and stencils. Drop in! drinks are available. provision from Elizabethan Poor popular prize. Laws to Thatcher and beyond. Giants by Figs in Wigs There will be other pop-up catering stalls and bars during the Festival on the Lower Ground Visitors are welcome Monday The Beveridge Saturday 24 February 12-1.30pm, 2.30-4pm Floor of the New Academic Building, including a to Friday, 9am-7pm, Saturday- Years and Beyond: campus tours 8th Floor, NAB wine bar and a pizza stall on Friday 23 February Sunday 11am-6pm. Please see and Saturday 24 February. Monday 19 February lse.ac.uk/library/exhibitions Join Figs in Wigs on a free and Tuesday 20 February, interactive adventure for children Festival ticketholders will get 25 per cent off the for details. 12.05pm aged 5-10 where you will meet food bill at Coopers Restaurant on Lincoln’s Inn Tours start in the Shaw Library Who Cares? Women, the “Five Giants” of the welfare Fields Monday to Friday during Festival week. Care and Welfare Saturday 24 February state and tackle each one! Monday 19 February – 10am, 1pm, 4pm Booksales Expect potion making, dancing, Friday 23 March Tours start in the NAB Independent bookseller Pages of Hackney and storytelling amongst Atrium Gallery, Old Building will be selling books for signing throughout Where was “the empire on other fun activities. the Festival week. NO TICKET which the concrete never Look out for reviews of Festival books on Drawing on LSE Library’s set”? Who worked on the LSE Review of Books blogs.lse.ac.uk/ collections, this exhibition looks Houghton Street in 1940? lsereviewofbooks. at women’s roles in caring What did LSE do in the positions in society and how Second World War? these have been shaped, Join our expert tour guides exploited and challenged. to find out about LSE during Visitors are welcome Monday- the Beveridge years and the Friday, 10am-8pm. Please see Second World War: the lse.ac.uk/arts for details. people, places and events which shaped LSE.

Tours will last 45 minutes.

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PEA PORTUGAL ST TO CBR For access to 20 Kingsway, OLD KEMBLE ST N ST KSW please call security staff on 95A CLM LSE MAIN 020 7955 6200 to set up the ENTRANCE ALD COL portable ramp in the entrance foyer. STRAND CON ALDWYCH Access Guides to LSE buildings DisabledGo have produced detailed access guides to the LSE campus 1KW ALDWYCH and residences, and route maps between key locations. These access guides, and route maps, Key are now available online. 95A 95 Aldwych LCH Lincoln Chambers PEA lse.ac.uk/disabledgo ALD Aldwych House 5LF 5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields POR 1 Portsmouth Street CBR Centre Building 32L 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields QUE Queens House Travelling to LSE Redevelopment 50L 50 Lincoln’s Inn Fields SAR Sardinia House Tube/Underground stations CLM Clement House LRB Lionel Robbins Building, SAW Saw Swee Hock Holborn (Approx. 5 minutes walk) COL Columbia House Library and The Womens Library Student Centre Temple (Approx. 10 minutes walk) CON Connaught House MAR The Marshall Building SHF Sheffield Street Charing Cross (Approx. 15 COW Cowdray House (44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields) STC St Clement’s minutes walk) KGS King’s Chambers NAB New Academic Building TW1 Tower One National rail stations 1KW 1 Kingsway OLD Old Building (Shaw Library) TW2 Tower Two Waterloo (Approx. 25 minutes walk) KSW 20 Kingsway PAR Parish Hall TW3 Tower Three Charing Cross (Approx. 15 minutes walk) LAK Lakatos Building Blackfriars (Approx. 20 minutes walk) LSE Festival LSE LSE Building No City Thameslink (Approx. 15 minutes Events Building Development Access walk)

Cycle Hire National rail stations Information Station Buses that stop on or near Aldwych All buildings have wheelchair access and lifts, except , 95A, KGS, KSW*, 5LF, 50L, POR* and SHF. are numbers: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, *KSW 20 Kingsway (Language Centre only), *POR 1 Portsmouth Street (Shop only). Disabled Access 26, 59, 68, X68, 76, 77a, 91, 139, 168, After 6.30pm, please call Security Control on 020 7955 6200 to ensure that any disabled access doors are open. 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and 521 Also see: Accessibility map [PDF] For access to 20 Kingsway, please call security staff on 020 7955 6200 to set up the portable ramp in the entrance foyer. Car parking LSE is within London’s congestion FullAccess listings Guides and to LSE booking buildings charging zone, so if driving, you DisabledGo have produced detailed access guides to the LSE campus and residences, and route maps between will need to pay online between lse.ac.uk/eventskey locations. These access guides, and route maps, are now available online. Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm. tfl.gov.uk/congestioncharge #LSEFestival #LSEBeveridge