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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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Spending on quangos has shot up
Quango spending rises by £10bn

By Alexis Alison Annual spending on quangos has increased by more than 25% since Gordon Brown became prime minister. The amount spent on quangos shot up from £37 billion to £46.5 billion. Tories criticised the substantial rise in the annual figure, claiming a lack of transparency and poor accountability had driven up the cost of… Read more »

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The day MPs face justice? Previous cases to the CPS have gone nowhere.
The day MPs faced the law

By Ian Dunt Four MPs face criminal charges over their expenses, the director of public prosecutions confirmed on Friday. The shock development marks the first time the expenses scandal slipped from a media obsession into actual legal proceedings. Three Labour MPs, Elliot Morely, David Chaytor and Jim Devine, and one Tory peer, Lord Hanningfield, will… Read more »