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
Katrina Williams (civil servant) Katrina Williams (civil servant) Katrina Williams is a British civil servant who is the current Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union, serving under Tim Barrow. Williams joined the civil service in 1983 and spent a decade working in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. She then joined a team scrutinising the implementation of European Union law. She then moved to work as part of the UK Representation to the EU (UKRep) from 1993 to 1996. She again worked at UKRep from 1999 to 2003 and also worked in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and