The Naked Civil Servant (book) he faced by refusing to hide his homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom. Crisp also recalls his various jobs including book designer, nude model, and prostitute. The title derives from Crisp's quip about being an art model: employed by schools, models are ultimately paid by the Department for Education. They are essentially civil employees who are naked during office hours. 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
Paddy McGuinness (civil servant) of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2014. 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.