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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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Brown is thought to support a greater role for parliament
Peers criticise ‘split’ govt for ‘fudged’ response

Peers have criticised the government’s “fudged” response to their report into parliament’s role in waging war, insinuating that internal divisions with the cabinet are to blame for the alleged shortcomings. The Lords’ constitution committee has today published its views on the government’s response to its report Waging War: Parliament’s role and responsibility, which was released… Read more »

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MPs are told to accept phone taps
MPs ‘above the law’ with phone-taps

The rules banning phone-taps on MPs should be lifted, the interception of communications commissioner has argued. In his annual and final report into intelligence gathering, Sir Swinton Thomas has called for the end of the so-called Wilson Doctrine, in order that no person is seen as being “above the law”. In 1966 Harold Wilson established… Read more »