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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff John Prescott has defended his decision to accept a peerage, saying he was never opposed to the unelected second chamber. The former deputy prime minister defended himself against charges of hypocrisy and allegations he had been forced into accepting the peerage by his wife during an interview on Radio 4 yesterday. He… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats’ new chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander is on the defensive after being accused of using a tax loophole to avoid paying capital gains tax (CGT). Mr Alexander did not pay CGT on his London property, for which he claimed £37,000 on MPs’ expenses after designating it his… Read more »