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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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Yes Minister: civil servants hit back
Civil servants: No, minister

By politics.co.uk staff Ministers should pass fewer laws, but make them better, a team of civil servants has suggested. A proliferation of targets and policy initiatives had had a perverse effect on the proper running of government, the group insisted. The Better Government Initiative consists of 14 former civil servants, many of them already known… Read more »

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Senior MPs tell backbenchers to retake power from govt
Don’t waver over Commons reform, senior MPs urge

By Alex Stevenson Fears that “doubts” about radical reforms to the way the Commons works could prevent them becoming reality should be suppressed in the interests of parliament, according to a group of senior MPs. The Commons’ liaison committee, which comprises the select committee chairpersons, has embraced a raft of major changes which have the… Read more »