The Civil Service is profoundly deferential — 'Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!'


Diaries of a Cabinet Minister vol. 1 (1975) 22 October 1964


The Civil Service is profoundly deferential — 'Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!'

The Civil Service is profoundly deferential — 'Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!'

The Civil Service is profoundly deferential — 'Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!'

The Civil Service is profoundly deferential — 'Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!'