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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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The week in Westminster: March 29th - April 2nd
The week in Westminster: March 29th – April 2nd

There are just two days of parliamentary business this week, as MPs head off for the Easter recess. Parliament is set to return a week on Tuesday (April 6th) and, with the prime minister not expected to call an election before then, this Tuesday is unlikely to be the final sitting of this expenses-ridden parliament…. Read more »

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Sylvia Heal has been a Labour MP since 1997
Deputy Speaker stepping down

By politics.co.uk staff One of the Commons’ deputy Speakers, the Labour MP Sylvia Heal, has announced she is standing down at the general election. The Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP said she did not want to continue working up to 14 hours a day for six days a week for another five years, because her… Read more »