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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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Here we go again: trains stop at 19:00 tonight
Tube strike goes ahead after talks fail

By politics.co.uk staff London has been hit by a system-wide tube strike today, after 11th hour talks collapsed. The RMT union agreed to Acas conciliation service led talks with London Underground this afternoon, but the strike went ahead at 19:00 BST. London mayor Boris Johnson, who described the strike as “demented”, unveiled a package of… Read more »

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Thousands of commuters were stranded during snow chaos
Mayor’s handling of snow chaos condemned

By politics.co.uk staff Boris Johnson has been criticised for his poor handling of February’s snow chaos in London, according to a committee of MPs. Details of the disruption to London transport and the mayor’s response to the travel network’s halt were published in the report by the Transport Select Committee. “The lack of leadership manifested… Read more »