Tony Travers
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Tony Travers is a British 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. He contributes a regular column to the Local Government Chronicle
and has also written for The Guardian
, 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 and Andrew Adonis), Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings (with Howard Glennerster and John Hills) and The Politics of London: Governing the Ungovernable City.
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.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, specialising in issues affecting local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
. He is the director of the Greater London Group at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He contributes a regular column to the Local Government Chronicle
Local Government Chronicle
Local Government Chronicle is a British weekly magazine for local government officers, and is published by Emap. The magazine was launched in 1855 by bookseller and publisher Charles Knight...
and has also written for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Evening Standard, The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. 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 and Andrew Adonis), Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse Strings (with Howard Glennerster and John Hills) and The Politics of London: Governing the Ungovernable City.
Travers has held a number of official posts. From 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the Audit Commission
Audit Commission
The Audit Commission is a public corporation in the United Kingdom.The Commission’s primary objective is to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in local government, housing and the health service, directly through the audit and inspection process and also through value for money...
and between 1999 and 2004, he was a Senior Associate of the King's Fund
King's Fund
The King's Fund is a charitable foundation in England. Founded as the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund for London in 1897, the fund changed its name in 1902 to King Edward's Hospital Fund after the accession to the throne of King Edward VII...
. He has advised the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee and the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is a former United Kingdom parliamentary select committee. It was abolished in 2006 and replaced with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee following the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which was replaced...
and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is a professional institute for accountants working in the public services.CIPFA has 14,000 members who work throughout the public services, in national audit agencies, in major accountancy firms, and in other bodies where public money...
. He was also a member of the Urban Task Force Working Group on Finance.