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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 Ian Dunt Ed Balls has defended himself against accusations that he overrode the views of the children’s committee in appointing Maggie Atkinson as children’s commissioner. The chidren’s secretary came in for sustained criticism for his decision, although some observers concluded the committee’s chairman, Barry Sheerman, was playing a long-term game with an eye to… Read more »

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MPs’ pay deal may allay expenses concerns

By politics.co.uk staff MPs may be allowed a £3,000 pay increase to allay a rebellion over tough expenses action, rumours around Westminster suggest. Downing Street aides allegedly discussed a plan for ministers to take a £20,000 pay cut in order to increase MPs’ pay by £3,000, thereby not increasing the cost on the taxpayer. The… Read more »