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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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Ed Miliband unveils the new generation
Miliband unveils the ‘new generation’

By Ian Dunt Ed Miliband has unveiled the rising stars taking on junior roles in his shadow Cabinet. The new Labour leader made Chuka Umunna, who became an MP in May, and Anne McGuire, one of the ‘Blair babes’ of 1997, his private parliamentary secretaries. The move is a sign that the long-running hype around… Read more »

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Saint no more? Cable U-turns on graduate tax
Cable rules out graduate tax

By Ian Dunt The prospect of a graduate tax to pay for university has finally been ruled out, with Vince Cable writing to his colleagues to say it was not going ahead. The business secretary will pledge to Tory and Lib Dem MPs that he would ensure a ‘progressive element’ was added to any rise… Read more »