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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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'Government of all the talents' has seen ten non-political ministers enter Whitehall
Brown’s Goats leave MPs gruff

By Alex Stevenson A parliamentary committee led by the man behind reforms to the Commons has called into question Gordon Brown’s ‘government of all the talents’. The prime minister brought ten non-political figures, or ‘Goats’, into government since 2007, usually by ennobling them. They include Mark Malloch-Brown, who served in the Foreign Office, and Paul… Read more »

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Holyrood session hit by PCS strike
Democracy disrupted by civil servants’ strike

By Alex Stevenson The Scottish parliament and Welsh Assembly have been disrupted by the second day of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union’s strike. Both Holyrood and Cardiff have seen sessions called off as civil servants continue their 48-hour strike. The PCS union claimed “massive” disruption had taken place on the first day, with… Read more »