Keep right on...

Is anybody really surprised that the Civil Service's attitude to Brexit is opposition?  As an ex- (fairly lowly) - Civil Servant it was always clear to me that I was a member of the most conservative (small c) organisation in the country.  Nothing to do with politics, it was just that the Service abhorred change.  "Yes Minister" was fictional humour, but very near the mark - the idea was that politicians with their mad ideas come and go, but the Service is always there trying to keep everything on an even keel.  So Brexit is change, and the Service is therefore fundamentally opposed - no disrespect intended.