LIPSEY, David Lawrence (b 1948), Baron Lipsey
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 LIPSEY |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : LIPSEY, David Lawrence (b 1948), Baron Lipsey |
Date(s) | : 1999-2006 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 8 boxes and 1 cd |
Name of creator(s) | : Lipsey | David Lawrence | b 1948 | Baron | journalist and politician |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Lord Lipsey was born in London in 1948 and educated at Bryanston School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He worked as a journalist becoming a politcial advisor to Anthony Crosland 1972-1977 and a member of the Number 10 political staff 1977-1979. His work in journalism includes Economics Editor Sunday Times (1982-1986), Editor New Society (1986-1988), Co-Founder and Deputy Editor Sunday Correspondent (1988-1990), Associate Editor The Times (1990-1992), Political Editor the Economist (1994-). In the House of Lords he is Chair of Make Votes Count. Lord Lipsey served on the Jenkins Committee on Electoral Reform, the Royal Commission on the Long Term Care of the Elderly and the Davies Panel on the BBC license fee.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Correspondence and papers of Lord David Lawrence Lipsey, 1999-2006, mainly relating to his work as special adviser to Anthony Crosland; the Jenkins Committee on Electoral Reform; the Royal Commission on the Long Term Care of the Elderly; Labour Initiative on Cooperation (LINC) International Monetary Fund and the proposed abolition of the Horserace Totalisator Board and the sale of its assets. A cd contains: articles for a number of journals, 2004-2006; communications, 2004-2006; House of Lords papers, 2000-2006; BBC papers, 1999; Lifepoints project, 1999-2000; Make Votes Count campaign, 2000-2006; Social Market Foundation, 2001-2006, Totel, 2002-2006.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
There is no arrangement at present.
Conditions governing access:
Mainly open; some items closed
Conditions governing reproduction:
Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.
Finding aids:
No additional finding aids
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited by Lord Lipsey in 2001.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources: Copied from LSE Archives CALM database by Anna Towlson.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Apr 2008
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