The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles
Paddy McGuinness (civil servant) Paddy McGuinness (civil servant) Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 27 April 1963) is a British civil servant who is the Deputy National Security Adviser for Intelligence, Security, and Resilience at the Cabinet Office, since 2014. Born in Oxford to Professors Rosamond McGuinness and Brian McGuinness, McGuinness went to Ampleforth College and then to Balliol College, Oxford where he took a BA in modern history. His sister Catherine McGuinness chairs the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation. McGuinness joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. His first overseas posting was as Second Secretary in Sana'a in Yemen