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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: October 18th to 22nd
The week in Westminster: October 18th to 22nd

It’s not hard to pick this week’s highlight. On Wednesday George Osborne will inform the Commons of the government’s comprehensive spending review, the impact of which will shape Britain’s politics for the next decade. Arguing that international development secretary Andrew Mitchell’s appearance before his department’s select committee, or that Wednesday’s adjournment debate on health services… Read more »

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Welcome to a bad place: Government is hurting Lib Dem support
A week in politics: Lib Dems take one for the team

Another week, another unfortunate series of events for the Liberal Democrats, whose relationship with the Conservatives looks more and more like that of a battered housewife. Vince Cable ruled out a graduate tax on Sunday, and by Tuesday it was clear that Lord Browne wanted to scrap the cap on tuition fees altogether. They could… Read more »