Talk:Plagiarism/@comment-82.45.191.208-20110227164346/@comment-77.102.36.127-20110301222849

I can assure you that no, I have not been smoking crack; neither am I a stooge of the Gaddafi regime- it appears that LSE does check all thesis before they are approved. The reality is that at the end of the day, universities will aim to defend their reputation and will try to ensure that they are not caught out making mistakes- the only reason LSE has decided to investigate this matter further is because students have been demonstrating at the director's office, not because they really have any inclination to do so- afterall, as far as they are concerned, they have taken the guy's money and will not refund his fees even if his PhD has been revoked. We may all not like the guy as I can a lot of people have allowed their emotions to cloud their judgement but we should also applaud this guy for showing us the hypocrisy of the British establishment, including I must add, the LSE itself. In the end, all these academics will gang up together to protect even a colleague like Lord Desai if there is evidence of neglience.