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
Paul Gray (civil servant) to the Treasury). His position was confirmed as permanent in February 2007, until his "resignation" on 20 November 2007 following the loss of 25 million child benefit records Paul Gray (civil servant) Paul Richard Charles Gray, CB (born 2 August 1948) is a former British civil servant who was Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs until he resigned on 20 November 2007. Paul Gray joined the Civil Service in 1969 as an economist at HM Treasury. During his time there he variously worked on agriculture, industry, and employment issues, and co-ordinated the Public Expenditure Survey process. Except for two years