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Academy of Medical Sciences

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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Both parties want to change the expenses system
MPs change expenses system – slightly

MPs have accepted some minor changes to their expenses system. The Commons rejected Conservative plans to take almost all second home items, like furniture, off the list of possible claims members of parliament can make. But MPs accepted government plans to make the National Audit Office auditor of their expenses and to cap annual expenses… Read more »

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Lords reform appears as far off as ever
Analysis: Lords reform

Getting rid of house peers is one thing. Getting rid of an appointed Lords altogether looks like being quite another. It’s nearly 100 years since the Parliament Act noted the importance of eventually moving towards an all-elected second house. The government brought out its third white paper on the issue earlier this week, sparking another… Read more »