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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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By Alex Stevenson The British National party (BNP) has become more “dangerous” by toning down its racist rhetoric, experts have warned. Research analysing the party’s manifestos published in the Political Quarterly journal shows that the BNP’s emphasis since Nick Griffin became leader in 1999 has focused on protecting Britain’s values and institutions, rather than a… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Parliament has published details of MPs’ minor expenses offences which were previously allowed to be kept secret under Commons rules. But the details went largely under the radar given yesterday’s momentous events in Westminster – prompting criticism that the news was being ‘swept under the carpet’ by the parliamentary authorities. Ten MPs… Read more »