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    The latest Culture news from Civil Service World
    ‘Maybe Brexit should have been outsourced to him’: Peter Hennessy on Lord Levene’s memoirs
    24 May 2019 Culture
    ‘Maybe Brexit should have been outsourced to him’: Peter Hennessy on Lord Levene’s memoirs

    A vivid account by a meritocratic polymath, Lord Levene’s memoirs leave Peter Hennessy pondering why peacetime Britain produces so few ‘fixers’ of his calibre


    Heaven knows he was miserable then: Morrissey reflects on life as a civil servant
    22 May 2019 Culture
    Heaven knows he was miserable then: Morrissey reflects on life as a civil servant

    As the Smiths legend turns 60, Civil Service World looks back to Morrissey’s time on the government paybill


    Culture change: Dame Sue Owen on bullying in the civil service, existential crises, and what she'll miss about Whitehall
    18 Mar 2019 Culture
    Culture change: Dame Sue Owen on bullying in the civil service, existential crises, and what she'll miss about Whitehall

    As she steps down from the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, perm sec Dame Sue Owen talks to Suzannah Brecknell about abrasive behaviours, existential crises, and why she’s no longer planning a sybaritic retirement. Photography by Louise Heywood-Schiefer


    Inside the Foreign Office review: Ambassador, you’re not really spoiling us
    18 Jan 2019 Culture
    Inside the Foreign Office review: Ambassador, you’re not really spoiling us

    Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO


    Sultan of Swing: Sue Cameron reviews Michael Crick’s biography of David Butler, the inventor of the swingometer
    14 Dec 2018 Culture
    Sultan of Swing: Sue Cameron reviews Michael Crick’s biography of David Butler, the inventor of the swingometer

    The biography examines 70 years of history between government and academia as well as the changing relationship between TV and politics


    Winning the 2012 Olympics, being a female leader in government, and working with Tessa Jowell: Lunch with Dame Sue Street
    30 Nov 2018 Culture
    Winning the 2012 Olympics, being a female leader in government, and working with Tessa Jowell: Lunch with Dame Sue Street

    The former permanent secretary of the culture department chews the fat with Suzannah Brecknell


    2018 Civil Service Award winners announced in ceremony that paid tribute to Sir Jeremy Heywood
    09 Nov 2018 Culture
    2018 Civil Service Award winners announced in ceremony that paid tribute to Sir Jeremy Heywood

    Department for Transport, Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions teams among those honoured at ceremony


    Civil service applauds inclusion and diversity stars
    05 Oct 2018 Culture
    Civil service applauds inclusion and diversity stars

    Champions who make a difference to staff and service users saluted at Whitehall ceremony


    Working with Tony Blair, memories of Margaret Thatcher, and a defence of PFI: lunch with former cabinet secretary Lord Andrew Turnbull
    28 Sep 2018 Culture
    Working with Tony Blair, memories of Margaret Thatcher, and a defence of PFI: lunch with former cabinet secretary Lord Andrew Turnbull

    Former cabinet secretary Lord Andrew Turnbull shares his reflections, and a lunch, with Suzannah Brecknell


    DfE civil servant eliminated from Great British Bake Off after second week
    05 Sep 2018 Culture
    DfE civil servant eliminated from Great British Bake Off after second week

    Judges eject Sheffield based official Luke Thompson from the show following cake challenges


    DfE civil servant among Great British Bake Off contestants
    29 Aug 2018 Culture
    DfE civil servant among Great British Bake Off contestants

    Sheffield based official one of 12 contestants in high-profile show


    Ex Home Office second perm sec advises new TV drama on government
    24 Aug 2018 Culture
    Ex Home Office second perm sec advises new TV drama on government

    Sir Leigh Lewis has helped BBC drama recreate the life of a home secretary


    Windrush review calls for evidence including from Home Office staff ‘of all grades’
    21 Aug 2018 Culture
    Windrush review calls for evidence including from Home Office staff ‘of all grades’

    Home Office asks for written comments on “main legislative, policy and operational decisions” that led to scandal


    Civil service trains 2,200 officials as mental health first aiders
    17 Aug 2018 Culture
    Civil service trains 2,200 officials as mental health first aiders

    Chief people officer Rupert McNeil reveals figure alongside new mental health guide for managers


    England's eastern regions hit hardest by civil service staff cuts
    16 Aug 2018 Culture
    England's eastern regions hit hardest by civil service staff cuts

    IfG explainer reveals more than 30% fall in number of civil servants in east of England, the east Midlands and the south east since 2010


    OECD consults public sector staff on what fit-for-purpose civil service looks like
    14 Aug 2018 Culture
    OECD consults public sector staff on what fit-for-purpose civil service looks like

    First draft recommendation on public service leadership and capability published


    Perm secs urged to publish parental leave policies online
    10 Aug 2018 Culture
    Perm secs urged to publish parental leave policies online

    Just four departments currently publish detailed information about parental leave and pay policy on their websites


    Book review: Confessions of a political maverick – “a warts-and-all picture of Westminster by one of its foot soldiers”
    10 Aug 2018 Culture
    Book review: Confessions of a political maverick – “a warts-and-all picture of Westminster by one of its foot soldiers”

    Former MP for Grismby Austin Mitchell’s new book is one that future historians will have on their reading lists, writes Sue Cameron


    Civil Society Strategy eyes bolstered public sector mutuals drive
    09 Aug 2018 Culture
    Civil Society Strategy eyes bolstered public sector mutuals drive

    DCMS-led document also signals departments will face greater requirement to demonstrate social-value aspects of contracts and grants


    Home Office denies asking Windrush citizens to sign non-disclosure agreements for compensation
    06 Aug 2018 Culture
    Home Office denies asking Windrush citizens to sign non-disclosure agreements for compensation

    Department says no one will have to sign an NDA to access compensation, despite reports


    DWP to investigate link between Universal Credit and soaring foodbank use
    03 Aug 2018 Culture
    DWP to investigate link between Universal Credit and soaring foodbank use

    Leaked document reveals top officials will conduct research into potential negative impact of DWP policy or operational practice


    Love Island civil servant eyes Whitehall return
    30 Jul 2018 Culture
    Love Island civil servant eyes Whitehall return

    Former policy adviser at Department for Education says she would like to encourage more young people into politics and the civil service


    All departments should appoint a procurement official who knows how to hustle, says RSA
    26 Jul 2018 Culture
    All departments should appoint a procurement official who knows how to hustle, says RSA

    In a new report the charity calls for a new profession, the “public entrepreneur”, with a skills passport to aid career development


    Cabinet Office’s Shona Dunn to succeed Patsy Wilkinson at Home Office
    26 Jul 2018 Culture
    Cabinet Office’s Shona Dunn to succeed Patsy Wilkinson at Home Office

    Economic and Domestic Secretariat DG appointed second perm sec following departure of Wilkinson for national security role


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