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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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WHo loses?
Spending review

George Osborne has unveiled the spending review, but will it really hit the rich as hard as the poor? The chancellor said it was a progressive measure and that those with the “broadest shoulders” would share their part of the burden in reducing the deficit. But opposition politicians were keen to point out that his… Read more »

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Spending review: Responses
Spending review: Responses

All the responses to the spending review in one place. Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT union “These cuts represent the most brutal assault on public services, jobs and living standards since the 1930’s and show that the ConDem government are prepared to force working people to carry the can for an economic crisis… Read more »