Culture — Civil Service World

Café Review: Blanche Eatery 17 May, 2013

Just along from the Houses of Parliament there used to stand an old slum, described in The Times as “a reproach to Westminster”. Then...
Book: Six Moments of Crisis 19 April, 2013

Observers of politics, so often bogged down in theories of government and the minutae of process, can rarely resist the chance...
Review: Port tasting 1 March, 2013

To envisage my best handwriting, imagine an enthusiastic but pigeon-toed spider that has, after falling into the proverbial...
Film Review: Lincoln 21 February, 2013

Lincoln is a magnificent movie, and you must go and see it if you have any interest in politics (if you don’t, I’m not...
Film: Django Unchained 15 February, 2013

Only Quentin Tarantino could start out making a film about slavery, and end up making a film about himself. In Django Unchained,...
Restaurant Review: Pizarro 8 February, 2013

You know you’ve found a good restaurant when you leave thinking of excuses to return. If the restaurant is great you’ll...
Television Review: Yes, Prime Minister 30 January, 2013

Gold, Tuesdays at 9pm There is a world of difference between an original piece of vintage furniture, and a modern copy of...
Film Review: Les Misérables 30 January, 2013

Cinemas across the UK If you have never seen a theatre production of Les Misérables, I urge you to book your tickets to...
Restaurant: The blue boar smokehouse 19 December, 2012

There are some places you just don’t want to review – not because you think they’re going to be bad, but because you...
Gig: The Black Keys 19 December, 2012

o2 Arena, London With a support slot for the Rolling Stones in New York lined up for the following night, the Black Keys...