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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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Alan Johnson flexes his economic muscles
Sketch: Osborne and Johnson skip the pleasantries

George Osborne and Alan Johnson’s first clash saw the pair united in a desire to deprecate the same person – the new shadow chancellor. By Alex Stevenson This was the first Treasury questions since the formation of Ed Miliband’s first shadow Cabinet, an event dominated by speculation over who would get the economic portfolio. Would… Read more »

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Comment: Ten ways to cut the deficit

The director of the TaxPayers’ Alliance gives his ideas on how to cut the deficit. By Matthew Sinclair The government have already announced some measures to cut the deficit, like a two-year public sector pay freeze. But they need to do a lot more. Here are ten steps they can take to improve the public… Read more »