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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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Stuart MacLennan has been suspended from the Labour party
Labour candidate sacked after Twitter rants

By Alex Stevenson A Scottish Labour candidate has been forced to step down after attacking prominent figures with “gutter” language on his Twitter page. Scottish secretary Jim Murphy sacked Stuart MacLennan, who was the PPC for Moray, after the Sun newspaper reported he had called Labour MP Diane Abbot a “f****** idiot” and Commons Speaker… Read more »

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Analysis: The digital economy bill and you
Analysis: The digital economy bill and you

The digital economy bill goes through. Will it affect you, and what does it say about British democracy? By Ian Dunt Last night, MPs voted through the digital economy bill. There were only a few MPs in the Commons, but on the internet thousands of people’s tempers were at boiling point. But what does the… Read more »