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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 government is in danger of acting uncritically on public fears about law and order, a leading criminologist has warned. Ian Loader, professor of criminology at Oxford university, says ministers appear to have lost confidence in their ability to “engage in a dialogue” with people on the controversial issues of immigration, prisons and sex offenders…. Read more »
A junior minister was forced to apologise to the lord chancellor last night for criticising judges over sentencing policy. Constitutional affairs minister Vera Baird said a judge who handed out a five-year minimum sentence for sexually assaulting a three-year-old had “got the formula wrong”. Her comment reflect a statement by home secretary John Reid that… Read more »