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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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Hilary Benn is running for the Labour party deputy leadership
Benn calls for 80% elected Lords

A candidate for the Labour deputy leadership has called for an 80 per cent elected House of Lords and for party leaders to lose the power to nominate peers. Hilary Benn, the international development secretary, said the vast majority of people in the upper House should be elected and the remainder co-opted by members on… Read more »

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John Reid is tipped to challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership
Reid and Brown ‘split on prisons’

John Reid may see his plans for tougher sentencing guidelines blocked by chancellor Gordon Brown, according to a leaked letter. The note, drafted by deputy prime minister John Prescott and circulated among the cabinet, reveals that the Treasury is worried about the burden and potential cost of the home secretary’s plans to create additional prison… Read more »