Civil Service Quotations

The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.

I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.

My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.

The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism.