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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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Tube fare will be going up again, according to the report
London transport faces £1.7 billion funding gap

By politics.co.uk staff The London transport network is facing one of its biggest financial challenges yet, with a potential £1.7billion funding gap by 2018, the London Assembly has warned. The Assembly’s budget and performance committee said likely negative inflation in July 2009 will mean the mayor will have to either freeze or reduce fares in… Read more »

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An incidence of police violence during the G20 protests
G20 report calls for radical shake-up of protest strategies

By Ian Dunt The official report into the policing of the G20 protests has called on the police to help facilitate protest, rather than treat it as public disorder events. The review, conducted by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), found several faults in the way the policing of the demonstrations on April 1st was… Read more »