Restaurant Spy ; It's Astonishing That Quirinale's Chef Hasn't Been Snapped Up by Gordon Ramsay

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In Washington DC, politics is known as 'show business for ugly people', the idea being that it's a good way of getting on television if you have a face more suited to radio. In the past 25 years, though, a good deal of the glamour has seeped out of politics. These days, the Westminster Village is less like the West End and more like the Edinburgh Fringe. It's a place where ambitious men and women go to polish their acts in the hope of being talent- spotted. With a bit of luck, they'll be plucked from front-bench obscurity and given a shot at hosting Have I Got News For You.

The fact that politics has become such an unfashionable profession is reflected in the paucity of decent restaurants within walking distance of the Palace of Westminster. Now that politicians can no longer persuade anyone to publish their articles or buy their memoirs, they can't afford to eat well.

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Restaurant Spy ; It's Astonishing That Quirinale's Chef Hasn't Been Snapped Up by Gordon Ramsay

It came as no surprise to learn that the most recent Brownite plot the so-called Curry House Conspiracy was hatched at the Bilash Tandoori in Wolverhampton. Clearly, the conspirators couldn't stomach the ...

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