Just Nick
13 September 2012
He heads the institution UK taxpayers most love to hate and defends it with passion. Nick Montagu is a man with faith in the Inland Revenue
Nick Montagu is that rare thing in Whitehall - a civil servant genuinely dedicated to change. Enthusiastic about his job, he shuns stuffiness and is a friendly and approachable boss, his staff say.
Montagu tells those who call him Sir Nick (he was knighted in 2001) that he prefers just Nick, and laughs when I ask how people react to the head of one of the UK’s...