Tony Travers

Professor Anthony Justin Travers,

academic and journalist, based at the London School of Economics, 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.^[5]

He contributes a regular column to the

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

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
ISBN 9780198278757

(with
ISBN 9780199240784

The Politics of London: Governing an Ungovernable City, Red Globe Press, 2003.
ISBN 9780333961001

ISBN 9781849549196

References

^ ^a ^b "New Local Government Network - Company staff - Anthony Justin Travers". Business Database. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

^ 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.

^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Professor Tony Travers". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE London". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE London". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

^ "Tony Travers". London: Guardian.co.uk. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

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[NLGN-1] "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] Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Professor Tony Travers". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[4] Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE London". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[5] Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE London". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[6] "Tony Travers". London: Guardian.co.uk. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

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