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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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Private mail: Royal Mail could be half privatised
Royal Mail could be half privatised

By politics.co.uk staff Union activists and opposition parties have reacted furiously to news that government proposals for Royal Mail could eventually leave it open to 49.9 per cent privatisation. “Lord Mandelson’s bill plainly opens the door for full privatisation, and he must be stopped in his tracks,” said SNP postal affairs spokesman Mike Weir. “The… Read more »

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MPs backed Ms Kramer's bill with a majority of 44
Heathrow expansion vote bill passes first stage

A bill that would give Parliament a vote on whether Heathrow airport should be expanded passed is first parliamentary stage today. Liberal Democrat MP Susan Kramer put forward the Airport Expansion Parliamentary Approval Bill, which would require parliamentary votes on major airport expansion rather than a ministerial decision. Ms Kramer claims her bill is motivated… Read more »