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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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Feature: Is Twitter dumbing down politics?

Politics may be moving into the digital age, but can serious political debate really take place in just 140 characters? By Jenny Kerwood On a rainy December morning I decided to deliver leaflets for a local political party to experience a traditional form of door-to-door campaigning. But while doing so I couldn’t help but think… Read more »

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Election focus: Middlesbrough South and Cleveland

The looming demise of Corus’ steelmaking plant is dominating politics on Teesside – and helping raise hopes of an improbable Tory gain. By Alex Stevenson Corus’ Teesside Cast Products plant is not in Ashok Kumar’s Middlesbrough South and Cleveland constituency. Nor are most of its 1,900 workers, who live in Vera Baird’s next-door Redcar. Nevertheless… Read more »