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"Well said." Alan Wilson took out MI[-]'s miniature tape recorder from his pocket, and explained under Mrs. Thatcher's knife-like gaze, "Margaret, don't get me wrong, I was just arrested after I went back. If the Prime Minister asks, I have to explain. As the cabinet secretary of Whitehall, I cannot meet with the leader of the opposition party for no reason, which violates the principle of neutrality in Whitehall."

There is absolutely no misunderstanding with Mrs. Thatcher's face, because the man in front of her has a criminal record, but what can the respected leader of the Conservative Party do?She can't do anything.

"Pamela has been sick for the past few days, and I have to go back to take care of her." Alan Wilson drank half of the red wine in the glass, got up and said goodbye, "This meeting is still rewarding."

After all, Alan Wilson walked away. When he left, Hai checked out in a very gentlemanly manner, and did not take advantage of a woman.

"Pamela is sick, and I want to go back." Mrs. Thatcher repeated it eccentrically, and drank the glass of red wine in front of her, looking full of indignation.

Alan Wilson obviously didn't know that he was a good husband, but he was still being gossiped by other women. Pamela Mountbatten recovered some strength and asked if the strike was resolved.

"This massive strike, which includes essential services, has frustrated many union-linked ministers in the Labor Party who did not expect the union's reaction, and the one most hurt is the Prime Minister himself, Callaghan. I may feel that I have been betrayed by the trade union. I have been investigating whether this strike is influenced by foreign forces, but I have not found out. But we must kill the chickens and monkeys. Ford Motor, which compromised earlier, must pay the price for it.”

"What are you going to do?" Pamela Mountbatten, who was holding the bowl, did not look like a richest woman with billions of dollars in posture, so it was no different from the posture of a beggar.

Reaching out his hand to correct his wife's posture, Alan Wilson thought and said, "I don't want to be too tough on American companies, so I fined them 1000 million pounds as a warning. Anyway, these foreign companies have never been supporters of the Labor Party."

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"As for how to deal with strike workers, we can choose some industries that don't affect people's livelihood, and fire a group of people as a warning. To be honest, the Labor Party is still satisfied in the end this time, and cannot agree to this endless salary increase demand. Tens of thousands of industrial workers have to raise wages, and if they agree to the British economy, isn’t it messed up, at least they can’t agree to the figures they themselves proposed.”

The government made a statement about Ford's post-autumn settlement and stated its determination not to retreat this time. This aroused strong protests from Ford, but it was useless. Who cares what you think during the strike.If you are not satisfied, you can pack up and leave the UK market, and Land Rover can take over at any time.

"It seems that the Labor Party's ruling is coming to an end." Pamela Mountbatten listened to her husband's analysis. "The ruling Labor Party after the war clearly has the upper hand. It is not good if the Conservative Party is not in power. My dear, it is the opposite of you civil servants." , most members of our circle actually favor the Conservative Party."

"The end of the Labor Party can't be blamed on others. Callaghan's demand for higher wages from the unions may be due to the fact that the Labor Party has always been unwilling to take tough measures because it believes it represents British workers. If you don't tell the unions earlier that you can't do this, do it instead. A strike like this two years ago would be forgotten today. A strike of this magnitude would be very embarrassing for Labor."

Alan Wilson knew that if such a thing happened this year, the Labor Party's approval rating would plummet. However, it was not just the Labor Party that was unlucky this year. President Carter, a rare moral benchmark in the United States, was also unlucky in his last year in office A lot of bad luck happened.

Looking at President Carter's tenure in four years, the economic growth figures are no worse than those of his predecessor and successor, but the figures for the year before the election are extremely poor.

The last year of President Carter's term of office was obviously a general outbreak of problems. This kind of black swan event was only experienced by Tang Wang decades later. The first three years were good, but the last year took a sharp turn for the worse.

Callahan, who is lagging behind in approval ratings, is also trying to save himself. When facing a TV interview, he described the strike as a winter of dissatisfaction. As Prime Minister, he expressed regret that he did not bring the British economy to a higher level, but still expressed the union's support. The demands are outrageous and have affected the lives of all British citizens.

For Whitehall's work, Callahan still expressed support, "Although Whitehall and the cabinet are not consistent on all issues, we recognize this. Whitehall's work ability is professional. It is important to guide the cabinet to make decisions. According to the evidence, Sir Allen is sometimes unreasonable, but most of the time, he is very respected by cabinet ministers. He is a tough negotiator, and I believe this time the trade unions understand this better than me.”

This time the TV interview allowed Callahan's approval rating to rise slightly, but he still lagged behind Mrs Thatcher's approval rating by more than [-]%. This gap almost lost the possibility of being upset.

Unless there are special circumstances, such as the general election in which Churchill was overthrown by Attlee after the war.

Holding the remote control to turn off the TV, Alan Wilson sighed, and said to his colleagues, "Actually, the Prime Minister is worthy of respect at work. As for the lady from the Conservative Party, it will have to be done in the future." Verification, but one thing is true, women politicians often take extreme actions to gain attention in order to prove themselves. Judging from the speeches of the Conservative Party in the past six months, if, if we assume that the Conservative Party wins the general election this year, dare you To attack the trade union?"

"The Conservative Party has come to power, and with the current approval rating, Mrs. Thatcher is really likely to become a female prime minister." Burke Trend said meaningfully, "Are we going to usher in the first female prime minister?"

"It's just a hypothesis, without any personal prejudice." Alan Wilson said slowly, "We must take certain preparations for the future and have a long-term vision. We can't be like politicians, full of support for next week. Rate."

"They are too much of a hindrance to the team." John Hunter shook his head with a face full of disbelief. "They treat affairs differently. They are too emotional and not as rational as us."

"I can't say it clearly, otherwise they will either chew their tongues or shed tears." Armstrong added with a grin.

"The most important thing is that there are many prejudices, and they are always arbitrarily generalized." Burke Trend said with a wry smile, "Everything you think about is the same way, and anyone can guess it."

"Gentlemen, a woman's vote is worth as much as a man's vote. It is not what it was before [-]."

Alan Wilson waved his hand and said, "Although what the gentlemen said is the truth, it is full of political inaccuracies when it spreads out, and what everyone said is correct, so it will cause us huge trouble if it spreads out. Can you stand up to those Are narrow-minded shrews swearing at the streets? To be honest, they can’t, the best way is to treat them as air, we don’t provoke them, and we must avoid expressing our views on any issues between men and women.”

The supreme authority thinks that the words of his colleagues are too extreme, but he himself does not think so. There are still many lovely women, such as Hepburn, Monroe, Her Royal Highness and so on.As for Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, the most successful businessman in Britain, it goes without saying.

Since the supreme authority said so, the discussion has also turned to discussing the facts. Excluding Mrs. Thatcher's personal ability, the current situation of the Conservative Party is also very optimistic.

The opportunity for a female prime minister exists objectively. The current inflation in the UK alone, as well as occasional strikes, are the focus of current discussions in Whitehall.

"If women are too horny, Mrs Thatcher may fire a large number of workers who dare to make trouble if she comes to power."

Alan Wilson reminded his colleagues to pay attention to this issue. Although he fired a group of truck workers yesterday, it was a temporary dismissal and the scale was not large. "There is also a threat that this woman may fire a group of truck workers. Colleagues who have contributed to the country all their lives, don’t think it’s impossible, women can do anything to prove that they are no worse than men.”

"Then let's release some of the Conservative Party's tough words on workers and civil servants?" Burke Trend suggested, "I just don't know if it will have any effect."

"It's not our release, it's all said by the Conservative Party. How did we release it? That's what a transparent government should do. Saying we release it seems that Whitehall has a bias in it. We all know that Whitehall has always adhered to the principle of neutrality. But ask about party interests." Alan Wilson pondered for a while, "The situation facing the Labor Party is indeed not good."

As for dealing with strikes, according to common sense, when the workers have used up their savings and have to work, it is the time for the strike to subside.However, because it is a general election year, although the Labor Party has expressed support for Whitehall, it is hard to say whether it can be tough.

In fact, the Labor Party still wants to talk. The sooner the strike is quelled, the better it will be for the Labor Party. Although the Labor Party is far behind in the polls, it is human nature to hope for a miracle.

In order to win as many votes as possible, Callaghan agreed to hold a referendum on the Scottish Devolution Act on March [-] to obtain Scotland's support. The bill received more than half of the votes. Low turnout contributed to the failure of the bill.

"The Labor Party is in a daze?" Alan Wilson was very dissatisfied when he heard the news. If it is just a small problem to face the workers' wage increase demands, it is a big problem in principle to put the hope of reversing the support rate on Scotland. .

"To put pressure on the companies that have compromised the strike movement this time, choose between the government and the trade unions, and fire the workers who participated in the strike in proportion." Alan Wilson directly picked up the phone and called the Ministry of the Interior, "Brest , or starting with Ford Motors, they all made it."

In the end, Ford Motor was selected by Alan Wilson. Since the outbreak of the oil crisis, American cars have been defeated by Japanese cars due to fuel consumption problems, and even the local market has been stolen.

The auto sector is the focus of the recently emerging US-Japan trade war, and Japan has also shown persistence that is different from previous trade wars.

It's no wonder that real estate can only be done in one's own country, and cars can be sold all over the world. It is only natural that the Japanese are unwilling to give up.The rapid rise of Japanese cars has made the American cars with large displacement quite uncomfortable. Now American cars are having a hard time, and Alan Wilson seized this point to start.

He did not wrong the Ford company. The strike became uncontrollable from the compromise of the Ford company, and it must be made to pay the price.

Whitehall immediately issued a new fine, together with the previous fines, totaling 3000 million pounds. This is the first time in recent years that the United Kingdom has issued such a heavy fine to an American company.

Afterwards, Whitehall sent civil servants to conduct friendly and happy exchanges with Ford. The next day, Ford announced that it would lay off 20.00% of its employees. As a response to inflation, this was even higher than Ford’s previous announcement of a salary increase. big.

Facing the threat from Whitehall, Ford resolutely chose to bow its head and admit defeat. They felt that this time it was for real.

After the first company to face a strike compromise was cleared up, various companies reported that they would lay off workers to survive the unstable economic cycle, and the news of layoffs stimulated the nerves of the strikers.

Alan Wilson was also distracted and chatted with some backbench members, because Ford was punished, which made some members criticize, especially some members of the Conservative Party.

The leader of the Conservative Party, Margaret Thatcher, held an internal meeting at this time to analyze whether there have been unknown changes in the current actions of the Whitehall and the Labor Party cabinet.

"Since Callaghan's bill on the devolution of power in Scotland appeared, Whitehall's actions have suddenly become extremely violent. It is clear that civil servants have become extremely dissatisfied with the Labor Party in the face of Scottish issues."

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In front of the gate of an ancient castle, Arnold and his classmates went out, and saw the Land Rover Range Rover parked not far away. He said goodbye to his classmates and walked over. After walking around the car, he opened the door and sat in the co-pilot. , said lazily, "Why do you have so much time to pick me up today? Is it because you can't stay at home because of the strike?"

"Hey, I'm your sister after all. You can't thank me for coming to pick you up." Pamela scolded her younger brother angrily, "Is Oxford University teaching such students?"

"You're jealous, why didn't you get in?" Arnold whistled, "You street killer, have you been rear-ended recently? The paint on the rear bumper of the car is peeling off. It's also because the car is the same model as the Queen's." A bullet-proof car, otherwise father would still be worried about your safety, tell yourself, how many times have you dealt with the aftermath just in recent years?"

Pamela was full of impatience, and she heard her younger brother ask, "What are your parents doing, or would you come here so kindly?"

"Father is naturally negotiating with the trade union, and my mother has just recovered. Today, a few MPs from the Conservative Party came to visit." Pamela started the car and replied, and couldn't help sighing, "Don't you know that father never orders mother to do things? You are polite, it seems that you are talking about finding a cheap car brand to buy."

"So this is almost the reason why the old man went to Ford to see if he could force them away and let my mother re-establish a brand, but I don't think the chance is great, Ford is not an ordinary car company."

Arnold defended his Whitehall thesis, "There are not many local car brands to choose from. My father may want to open a car production line in the East, but what about our car brands? There are countless high-end ones, for sales Model? If it is easy to find, Jaguar will not be able to beat Toyota, and it will not be able to compete with Volkswagen in Europe."

The supremely authoritative father must definitely want to enter a car brand in the East, but the UK?Even MG and Lotus are a bit inappropriate.

"I really know that. My father suggested going to Germany or France to buy a brand." Pamela replied while driving, "Of course my father is familiar with these two countries, so I always go..."

"Hmm!" Arnold coughed softly, "I don't know what it means to always go. My father is the secretary general of the cabinet. It makes sense to aspire to the unity of the free world. Don't mention the parents, they all have their own considerations, who doesn't Knowing that the weak link of our family lies in you, there is nothing I want to do this year."

"Father asked me to think about it and arrange some people to go to Africa for charity." Pamela said helplessly, "Isn't this just a waste of time, there is nothing to do."

"Professional image management, you are a gambling man, and you have ruined so many families. After Portugal gave up Goa, New Delhi has been talking about the loss of a lot of wealth in India."

Arnold explained, "Can you do it without building an image? Arranging some high-society peers to go to Africa is also an experience. But be careful, don't be regarded as a protected area by these people. A sanctuary for poaching."

Passing by a gas station, the siblings were listening to the radio. Some trade union radio stations were attacking the cabinet secretary in Whitehall. With an unprecedentedly tough attitude, they used an ultimatum to force all strikers to specify that the maximum percentage should not exceed 13.00%. salary increase.

It is also necessary to distinguish the profit of the industry in which it is located. For industries with low profits, there is no such thing as 13.00%.

There is also the latest penalty against Ford. Several drivers who refueled were either filled with righteous indignation, or believed that Whitehall's position was correct and that the union was too much.

The two siblings kept silent, and walked away when the melon-eating crowd shouted to come. Finally, the cold winter was still gradually ebbing. Under the combat policy of the protracted war in Whitehall, the situation was not as bad as it was around January. , but the political impact has only just begun.

After returning home from get off work, Alan Wilson was very relieved to see his revived wife. He didn't know that the richest woman had already regained her vitality, but she just pretended to be sick for a while and let the supreme authority take care of her.

It's as if he didn't know that he was ridiculed behind the back by the leader of the Conservative Party. Although he claims to be the supreme authority, he can't know everything, only public information, such as the progress of the Iranian revolution.

Strictly speaking, the Iranian Revolution started two years ago, lasted for a whole year in [-], and finally got out of hand in [-].

However, if the United States puts even one tenth of the seriousness it uses in Latin America on Iran, there will be countless opportunities to save the Pahlavi regime. Now Pahlavi’s escape can only prove one day. The United States has no choice but to rely on Britain, whose colonial power is still lingering in the Persian Gulf.

The Soviet Union is also impossible. Just after World War II, the Soviet Union specifically wanted to seize the land in northern Iran, and even established two republics with a Soviet system. Did the Iranians forget?

It is precisely because of this determined mentality that although the United States has comforted Pahlavi personally in the past two years, it has essentially done nothing. Up to now, everything has been irreparable.

Khomeini returned to Tehran on the Air France Comet.Millions welcomed his return, and he was overwhelmed by enthusiastic crowds after leaving the airport in a car and was forced to be transferred by helicopter.

Khomeini not only became the inevitable leader of the revolution, he also became a "demigod" figure. When his plane landed at the airport, people cheered "Imam Khomeini, we salute you, may you The Lord grant you peace."

The crowd praised "Khomeini, we will follow you", and even the slogan "Make Khomeini king" appeared.

From the day he returned home, Khomeini expressed his strong opposition to the Bakhtiar regime, saying "I will defeat them".

Khomeini appointed Mehdi Bazargan as prime minister of the interim government "with the support of the people".Khomeini ordered Iranians to obey Bazargan and perform religious obligations.

At this critical moment, Alan Wilson judged that Khomeini had taken an overwhelming advantage. He awakened the soul of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and immediately issued a warning to the United States through the Five Eyes alliance. Khomeini, a rebel rooted in local forces , although it will not like the Soviet Union, but it will not be inclined to the free world.

After issuing a warning to Washington, Alan Wilson was waiting for a reply, while discussing with his wife, which car brand to buy with high quality and low price, and take on the role of market development. Alan Wilson felt that he should win Santana or Jetta anyway. One of the.

Santana can be traced back to [-] at the earliest.After the production of the first-generation Passat by the Bundesdeutsche Volkswagen at that time, various problems encountered by users in use were placed in front of the designers and engineers. The name Santana is actually the name of the Brazilian market.

As for the Jetta, it is a model that will be launched in Germany this year. It has not yet been tested by the market. The reason why Alan Wilson suggested this is nothing more than a British car brand. It really has nothing to do with the words "high quality and low price". It is one notch higher than the German car brands, and the German car brands are one notch higher than the Japanese car brands.

Alan Wilson once split Land Rover into models to sink the market, but suvs can do this. If they do this on cars such as Jaguar, it may destroy the Jaguar brand.It is easy to destroy a brand, but it is difficult to bring it back.

After several decades, Land Rover has been in the cold. Apart from some problems, the biggest problem is that car buyers think that Land Rover is already an Indian brand, and its own problems are harmless.

After all, anyone with a little international perspective will know the image of India as a country. How can people buy into a country where the water of the Ganges River and Land Rover are connected?

"Do you want to sink the market?" Pamela Mountbatten agreed after listening, "We will first wait for the delegation to come back and have a preliminary understanding of the market. As for buying this brand, we can talk to the Germans, you Didn’t he work in Germany briefly after the war, so he should have some connections.”

"Of course there is!" Allen Wilson was full of complacency, and then he caught the suspicious gaze of the richest woman, and added naturally, "I just don't know if it will work after all these years."

"I don't know you yet, it must work." Pamela Mountbatten was full of confidence, expressing her high level of trust in the supreme authority as always.

"Honey, your confidence in me is the driving force for me to keep moving forward." Alan Wilson quickly expressed his loyalty, "You know, you let me go to the left, and I never go to the right."

But when you went to Her Royal Highness, Pamela Mountbatten was hugged by her husband, thinking helplessly, what can I do, it's already like this.

So far, when Callahan is in a state of desperation, when the pressure is no less than that of the party-state, Alan Wilson suggested that Callahan express his concerns about the situation in Iran and call on the United States to pay attention to the Iranian issue, which can be regarded as a reminder to Carter.

This is definitely useless. Khomeini has returned to China. The United States will never dare to do anything to such a popular religious leader, but it is precisely because of this that it has to be reminded.

Callahan was a little reluctant, but he didn't know that Alan Wilson made such a suggestion because he was thinking about getting along well with the Labor government. It doesn't matter whether the Americans really pay attention to the Iran issue. Let the British see that his prime minister is still good at judging the international situation.

In this case, when the second oil crisis breaks out and the free world is once again hit by high oil prices, maybe it can still remember someone like Callaghan, otherwise a politician will step down and be forgotten very quickly.

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With a conscience, Alan Wilson was really thinking about the political future of the Labor Party. Seeing Callahan hesitate, he had to say bluntly, "Prime Minister, my suggestion is not malicious. In all fairness, with the current approval rate of the Labor Party Say, what's the point of following my advice, isn't it?"

At this moment, I would like to remind the United States that it is only good for Callahan personally. Iran has really added obstacles to the free world, which can only prove that Callahan has the long-term vision of a politician.

Even if the Labor Party may not be able to continue to be in power this time, when Mrs. Thatcher comes up and takes tough measures against the British trade unions, the comparison between the two will still preserve some vitality for the Labor Party.

So in this matter, Callahan had better agree and follow his suggestion. Callahan couldn't help asking, "Sir, I know very well that your wife tends to the Conservative Party."

"That's her business. As the leader of civil servants, I will not be influenced by this kind of thinking. We all eat the country's food. We only hope that the country will get better and better. Only when the country develops well can we be given a salary increase. , definitely not the other way around."

Alan Wilson answered without thinking. Although he and Pamela Mountbatten are husband and wife, they will still choose to safeguard collective interests in the face of this kind of problem, "And I don't deny that Pamela may prefer the Conservative Party, but definitely Not to mention biased, she's half-Australian now."

"I'll send you to the United States to discuss this matter with the United States." Callahan finally nodded, and let the head of civil servants personally handle the matter. Now that the Labor Party is facing a crisis of confidence, the most important thing right now is the approval rate. It is really impossible to bother about the so-called international situation.

"But the strike problem has not been resolved yet, what if I leave?" Now Alan Wilson is thinking wildly, is there some conspiracy in it?For example, the Labor Party wants to exchange one-for-one with him at the limit?

As if he knew Alan Wilson's worries, Callahan directly spoke out, "Dear sir, it is definitely not a conspiracy. Your term of office almost covered the entire time of the Labor Party in power. For so many years, it can be regarded as a sincere cooperation, even if it is not enjoyable. Will the Labor Party's support rate now conflict with Whitehall?"

This is not Callahan's own understanding, and part of it is the opinion of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Although the two were not in the same faction in the early years, they did not evolve into the relationship between Attlee and Morrison. The Prime Minister's relationship is still good, and this evaluation is also sincere.

This is no problem. After all, Callahan is the prime minister, and it is within the scope of the prime minister's authority to let him visit abroad. What's more, the Labor Party does take the support rate as the first priority.

Of course, the UK has reasons to be concerned about the changes in Iran. You must know that more than 20 years ago, the UK also created an oil crisis because of Mossadegh's confrontation with Iran.

On the economic level, Iran was powerless to fight back that time. If it hadn't been for the United States to take sides, Iran would have knelt down at that time.

"I need to do two things, to give Americans the impression that Britain holds grudges, and at the same time play the role of a firm ally." Alan Wilson walked out of No. [-] Downing Street with his hands in his trouser pockets. He hasn't visited for a while. I don't know. How is your acting skills now? You should make up lessons.

Monroe came to the door again with the supreme authority of her little brother who eats delicious food and spicy food, and was going to ask for advice on acting skills. Is there something unfamiliar after not playing for a long time.

"Shouldn't you go to Hepburn's for advice? I haven't won an Oscar!" Monroe caressed her blond hair, teasing the man's impure purpose when he came to the door, "You political people always use high-sounding words The purpose of wrapping yourself. If I didn't look at the impression of little Monroe, how could I let you get so much money?"

"You can't say that." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "This time I'm going to the United States, don't I want to communicate with the Americans?"

"The communication is good." Monroe praised with a smile, "Although you are a bad guy, you are not bad at all in this respect. You just want me to accompany you, no problem."

During his visit to the United States this time, Alan Wilson focused on the Iranian revolution, believing that Khomeini was a threat to the free world, and he not only met the ruling Democrats, but also reserved it for Reagan time.