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    Culture

    The latest Culture news from Civil Service World
    Treasury guidance on furlough pay of museum staff 'untenable', union says
    24 Apr 2020 Culture
    Treasury guidance on furlough pay of museum staff 'untenable', union says

    Prospect union says not paying 20% top up to workers on the Job Retention Scheme would be “unacceptable”


    Social care chiefs tell DHSC their concerns over Covid-19 response
    16 Apr 2020 Culture
    Social care chiefs tell DHSC their concerns over Covid-19 response

    Leaked letter to senior health department official says ministers’ messages have created ‘confusion and additional workload’


    'No child should go unseen again': Children's commissioner Anne Longfield
    06 Apr 2020 Culture
    'No child should go unseen again': Children's commissioner Anne Longfield

    Anne Longfield has spent four decades helping disadvantaged young people in one way or another. As she prepares to step down as children’s commissioner for England, she tells Colin Marrs about progress made and the need for better funding to meet current challenges


    First MHCLG food parcels delivered to vulnerable people
    30 Mar 2020 Culture
    First MHCLG food parcels delivered to vulnerable people

    Department says hundreds of thousands of boxes could be delivered each week as part of shielding plans for those vulnerable to Covid-19


    Poll points to thirst for greater English devolution
    31 Jan 2020 Culture
    Poll points to thirst for greater English devolution

    Housing, education and transport are key areas for boosted local control with majority in favour of elected mayors


    The year ahead: How government can create a more impactful civil society
    13 Jan 2020 Culture
    The year ahead: How government can create a more impactful civil society

    In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Dan Corry discusses how prime minister Boris Johnson can use his majority to boost the effectiveness of charities



    Ex-minister laments ‘unfairly low’ staff pay at DCMS
    13 Sep 2019 Culture
    Ex-minister laments ‘unfairly low’ staff pay at DCMS

    Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock


    Just about managing: the history of management consultants in government
    23 Jul 2019 Culture
    Just about managing: the history of management consultants in government

    Some surprising figures have invited management consultants into Whitehall over the past six decades, although their private-sector expertise has not always been directed where it was needed most


    I was a civil servant, now I’m a... director of strategy for a charity
    07 Jun 2019 Culture
    I was a civil servant, now I’m a... director of strategy for a charity

    In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet former deputy principal private secretary to the prime minister Ed Whiting, who is now director of strategy for the Wellcome Trust


    I was a civil servant, now I'm a... Spanish teacher
    24 May 2019 Culture
    I was a civil servant, now I'm a... Spanish teacher

    In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet former diplomat Lynda Burns who is retraining as a teacher through the NowTeach scheme 


    ‘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


    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


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