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
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