British civil servant

The first thousand and 530 chapters are long overdue for a heavy punch

"Of course I remember, it would be nice if my daughter was like you." Alan Wilson expressed his friendliness in front of Mrs. Thatcher with a hypocritical face of a gentle elder.

To praise Mrs. Thatcher's daughter is not the case in the ears of Mrs. Thatcher, who has just become prime minister. She heard a regretful emotion from Alan Wilson.

Alan Wilson continued to talk to Mrs Thatcher's husband and son, and seemed to want to get closer to the new owner of No. [-] Downing Street through this move.

Mrs. Thatcher herself is difficult to deal with, but is it difficult to deal with the whole family?

As Mrs. Thatcher went to Buckingham Palace to accept the appointment of the Queen, Alan Wilson and the Prime Minister's family introduced the general situation of the government, especially expressed concern for Mrs. Thatcher's two children.The history is not too different from the history in memory, and the relationship between Mrs. Thatcher and her two children is also not bad.

He has not been very successful in politics, and the situation of being extremely unsuccessful in life has not changed. His son has high eyesight and low abilities, so it must be easy to corrupt and win him over.The daughter can be regarded as an exquisite egoist, which was also taught by Mrs. Thatcher herself, and no one else is responsible.

Almost immediately, Alan Wilson formulated a different response plan for the two children, "Since she is already the prime minister, the African charity team invited by Pamela should include Carol."

The queen's appointment is completed. From this day on, Britain will officially usher in the leadership of the first female prime minister. Now that there is already a government, negotiations with strike unions can begin. God knows how many methods Alan Wilson has used. Let the strike turmoil be delayed until now.

"Sean has become more and more disobedient recently." As night fell, Hepburn complained to Alan Wilson. As her son grew up, her authority as a mother was also diminishing.

On the issue of educating children, the supreme authority has no say, and the leadership is on the side of the ladies who are on the same level as their wives. Obviously, Hepburn was not particularly successful in this regard.

"Find an opportunity and I will educate him well." Alan Wilson knew that this was Hepburn connoting himself, and did not show extra concern for his son's growth experience.

The supreme authority also felt wronged. He really didn't have time, even if he gave Hepburn a verbal promise, he still didn't have time. At this time, he desperately hoped that someone could share his responsibilities, just like David took Charlotte, but He was also ashamed to increase David's burden.

However, although there are many problems, he has never left himself a way out when it comes to promises, and he firmly believes that he will find a way in the end.

"A well-dressed jazz, but likes to sleep naked when he sleeps." For a long time, only the two whispered in the dark bedroom.

"It's so easy to sleep." Alan Wilson put his arms around Qiuhua's body. What about the female prime minister, what about the Iran crisis, and strikes and parades? Can't solve it, what's the future?

Before Mrs. Thatcher's first day in power, Alan Wilson also took the time to contact Stockholm and asked Lovisa Gustafra to discuss how to teach his younger brother.

After Mrs. Thatcher announced her cabinet list, she immediately explained her policy policy to the cabinet ministers. She mainly adopted four measures, one was privatization, the other was currency control, the third was cutting welfare expenditures, and the fourth was combating trade union forces.

Article [-] is imminent now, with Callaghan's resignation, the strike agreement has not been signed, the third stage of the wage increase has not actually been implemented, now waiting for the new government to deal with this issue, don't ask, ask Whitehall neutral .

William Whitelaw was appointed Home Secretary by Mrs Thatcher, and Braston, Permanent Undersecretary of the Home Office, was in the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. "It seems that the new government will not compromise on the strike."

"It's time to give them a little bit of strength. They chose this by themselves." Alan Wilson snorted, "The trade unions always thought that the government would back down without a limit, and finally ushered in the Conservative Party."

Because of Alan Wilson's full assistance during the Labor Party period, the period of the British Labor Party in power in this world was longer than the world in memory. Attlee had only been prime minister for less than six years, and he was stretched out to be with Harold. Wilson's tenure was about the same.

Of course, the strength of trade unions will also become stronger. This is all to be solved. The first measure of Mrs. Thatcher is to privatize. If privatization is to solve the trade unions, this coincides with the fourth measure. This is the best but.

The trade union issue is of course an internal issue, and William Whitelaw, the Home Secretary, is naturally very important. In addition to William Whitelaw, the Secretary of Defense is Francis Pym, and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs is Peter Alexander Carrington. , The positions of the three important ministers in the current cabinet have all been settled.

As in officialdom everywhere, there is a pyramid of distinction in the British cabinet: the prime minister is followed by the ministers of finance, foreign affairs, defense and home affairs; the education secretary belongs to the lower cabinet.Mrs Thatcher previously held the role of education secretary.

Alan Wilson didn't know how serious the problems in Britain were in history, but before Mrs. Thatcher came to power, he saw that Britain had indeed been affected by the negative impact of welfare.

Today is the Fourth of May Youth Day, which is also the first day of Margaret Thatcher's administration. Alan Wilson entered the Prime Minister's residence as before, expressing welcome to the new Prime Minister's ruling, and by the way, referring to the problems left over from the previous government processing.

"Trade unions must be dealt with with a tough attitude. British citizens must know the meaning of struggle." Mrs. Thatcher said condescendingly, "The current government and the previous government have completely different attitudes towards this issue. Excessive welfare is harmful to the country. The negative impact is already obvious."

"Dear Prime Minister, it's time for a heavy blow." Alan Wilson immediately expressed his approval, "There is also the fact that the Royal Pacific Fleet is conducting exercises outside Saigon."

"Why such a pointless exercise?" Mrs Thatcher didn't know about it, no one ever told her.

You are the leader of the opposition party, why should I tell you?Even though he thought so, Alan Wilson did not evade the question, "Because of the confrontation between the two camps, former Prime Minister Callaghan has some thoughts on the current unstable situation in various parts of the world, so Whitehall proposes to make some decisions on the Eastern issue. effort."

As early as the Iranian revolution, the remarks that the Soviet Union was a hegemon and Vietnam a small hegemony had spread throughout the free world, and the entire free world appreciated the statement of a certain big country.

At such a difficult time, there are counterintuitive actions, and of course the free world must encourage such behaviors, not only to encourage but also to encourage.

If Vietnam succeeds in controlling the entire Indochina Peninsula, many Asian countries will lose their cover, and the Indochina Peninsula will also become a military base for the Soviet Union to enter the Indian Ocean.

Countries that oppose war and people who yearn for peace should unite to oppose warmongers. Alan Wilson believes that it is not enough to just instigate, but also to support it with practical actions.

During the visit to the United States, the Soviet Union and Vietnam were threats to world peace, which made the top leaders of the United States feel good about it. This is the current situation in East Asia.

"Under such circumstances, Britain should of course cooperate with the controversial actions of the anti-hegemony country. It is not impossible to bomb Saigon when necessary." Alan Wilson looked serious, with an attitude that sometimes he had to choose force for the sake of national interests .

"What if the Soviet Union takes military action as a countermeasure? Will the British army also fight side by side?" Mrs. Thatcher sneered. Why did Britain take risks?

"That's a problem in East Asia. The UK is a European country." Alan Wilson replied with a half-smile. When nothing happens, the UK is an Asian country. When something is wrong, the UK is a European country. Whether it is an Asian country or a European country, it depends. There is a threat over there, anyway, the aristocratic class has shared the risk equally and is ready to run away at any time.

The supreme authority also lamented that Mrs. Thatcher's disgusting appearance has not changed after so many years.

This is even more so in politics. Mrs. Thatcher was Minister of Education. In addition to always quarreling with the Ministry of Finance over education funding,

He also often stated his views on affairs other than the education department at cabinet meetings. This "offside" performance and aggressive posture often silenced those ministers in charge who did not know much about the situation, and even embarrassed the prime minister.

As a result, she lost popularity, and the Prime Minister and other male cabinet members did not welcome her, and even ignored her and ridiculed her.

While Mrs Thatcher was isolated in the cabinet, her relationship with officials under her Ministry of Education was also tense.

In addition, during her three and a half years as education secretary, she was also a "persona non grata" across the country, often mobbed by teachers, students and parents who disagreed with her policies, and attacked by the press.

During Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Minister of Education, almost no group expressed gratitude to her. It is really enough for a minister to do this.

"Sir, let's talk about domestic issues. I wonder what Whitehall thinks about privatization?" Mrs Thatcher still understood that internal issues must be resolved first.

"If it's my personal opinion, of course I'm very supportive, but if it's about Whitehall as a whole, the predictions and results may show a completely opposite pattern." Alan Wilson said cogently, "Of course, I also admit that the UK is indeed We must make some changes and be willing to be the strong backing for the prime minister to implement policies and provide strong support.”

The 530th and [-]th chapters of England in change

As cabinet secretary, Alan Wilson's position must allow him to understand the trends of the new government. Although Mrs. Thatcher proposed four changes after forming a cabinet, the first is privatization, the second is to control the currency, the third is to cut welfare expenditures, and the fourth is to Fight against union power.

But these four articles are very general. How to privatize and control the currency?As for cutting benefits and cracking down on trade unions, this is literally, so don't make it too clear.

These four points all revolve around a core issue, that is inflation, although this problem is not only a problem of Britain itself, but also exists in the entire free world.

The two major parties have different understandings of inflation. The party tried to increase the income of the country by raising the tax of entrepreneurs, combined with the increase of currency to alleviate the unemployment problem; while Mrs. Thatcher's tax policy was to reduce taxes, lower interest rates, and control inflation. Inflation, stimulating investment, these four measures to ease the inflation problem in the UK.

Mrs. Thatcher, who just came to power, still has a lot of recognition for Whitehall, but Alan Wilson feels that this may be a personal recognition for him. After all, the two are old acquaintances.

The Prime Minister knew that Wu Shang wanted to do this, which would probably inspire the Prime Minister to want to put him in prison. Fortunately, Mrs. Thatcher did not notice that the man on the other side was out of his mind.

After listening to Mrs. Thatcher's explanation, Alan Wilson nodded expressionlessly and said in agreement, "I am shocked by the Prime Minister's thoughts. Of course, the rich have the responsibility and obligation to help the poor."

The saying that the rich have the responsibility and obligation to help the needy and help the poor is what Mrs Thatcher said in her speech for the leadership of the Conservative Party. This sentence was understood by Alan Wilson. It can be replaced by another sentence. is a meaning.

These words catered to the mentality of the audience, and it was true that they won bursts of applause and warm cheers, but don’t expect it to become a reality in practice. It’s nothing more than fooling young people who take the country as their own responsibility. Basically, it doesn't work.

I have basically understood Mrs. Thatcher's governance philosophy. Alan Wilson did not stay in the prime minister's residence for too long. This is a female prime minister. He still has to abide by the difference between men and women, and can't be as reckless as he was many years ago.

On Mrs. Thatcher's first day as prime minister, Alan Wilson took some time to understand the thinking of the female prime minister. Although he kept paying attention to Ms. Margaret, he couldn't follow her behind to observe and kept The degree of concern is limited to communication on some major issues.

Furthermore, the relationship between the two is rather embarrassing, and he can't guarantee whether the female prime minister is holding grudges. For various reasons, the understanding is relatively one-sided, but this time is different. She is already the prime minister, so personal reasons must be put aside , It is necessary to understand what Mrs Thatcher really thinks politically.

So, what is Mrs Thatcher's "ambition"?In short, her political ambition was to create a "democracy" with private property.She was a firm believer in Locke's doctrine of individual property rights, never a middle ground; she took Edmund Burke's conservative interpretation as her standard.

That is to say, anyone has the ability to make a fortune through personal labor and exchange ability, and the government should implement effective protection for them, and absolutely cannot impose high taxes on them, and cannot use high tax policies to deprive them arbitrarily.

In addition, she does not advocate relying on the method of printing and issuing banknotes to alleviate the unemployment problem in the society. She believes that it can only stop the boiling of the soup and will not help.

Alan Wilson's harvest is that the female prime minister, who has only been in office for one day, is absolutely serious about fighting inflation. Fighting trade unions as one of the means to fight inflation must win.

As for foreign policy, Mrs Thatcher has yet to show an attitude, which may be her shortcoming.

However, this is also a good thing. Alan Wilson has spanned multiple prime ministerial terms, and even served as the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a long time. He has always been in control of Britain's diplomatic and overseas interests.

At present, Mrs. Thatcher has not shown interest in foreign policy, so it is certain that the two will not erupt a war of words over diplomacy in a short time.

Mrs. Thatcher was absolutely serious about criticizing the Soviet Union, but apart from speeches, she obviously had no specific way to fight against the Soviet Union. Whether her position was firm enough and her ability remained to be seen.

In the evening, Alan Wilson dialed the direct line to the Mountbatten Building in Perth, and greeted the love of his life in a realistic and customary way. , People from Rhodesia in the entire building are your eyes, and your daughter is here, do you want to ask if there are any suspicious men approaching an old woman like me?"

"Honey, you see what you said, the love between us has been tested for a long time, and there will be no waves."

Alan Wilson held the microphone and laughed dryly, facing Princess Margaret's dark energy, he still didn't change his face, "Let my daughter receive the prime minister's daughter, you just need to convey this, and what's more, today is the prime minister's appointment. On the first day, I have some harvest to tell you, the wave of privatization will start soon, you have to be prepared, there will be no problem with funding."

"I came to Perth to deal with these matters, and everyone is very interested." Pamela Mountbatten replied directly, "How many industries are involved? Do you have any clues?"

"In short, you should prepare well. The order may still be debatable, but there is no restricted area for this wave of privatization." Alan Wilson replied with a smile, "Your glorious era is coming."

"It seems that our prime minister is a very decisive and outstanding woman." Pamela Mountbatten praised her without hesitation. She felt that her husband's words of annoyance definitely slandered such an excellent prime minister. .

The image of Mrs. Thatcher also instantly became an energetic, indestructible, persuasive, enthusiastic and funny extraordinary woman in the mouth of the richest woman, a leader who tried to arouse people's infinite attention to the future of Britain.

Then Pamela Mountbatten asked about the candidates for several ministers, and Alan Wilson replied with a smile, "My dear, don't ask such layman questions. Who knows how long they can be ministers?"

The cabinet list has never been static, and it is not uncommon to adjust it at any time. Will the cabinet list submitted by Mrs. Thatcher now be the last list?It may take several months to make adjustments at any time to make the female prime minister happy.

"Then I'll wait for your good news, and I'll bring my friends back with me." Pamela Mountbatten happily hung up the phone, and then brought her daughter over. Regarding dealing with the prime minister's daughter, Carol, She also needs to communicate with her daughter, "Pamela, you should also look like a successful woman."

On the other side, Princess Margaret had to listen to the conversation between the couple, and she looked obviously sour, "Is it true that you are loyal to Pamela here? What do you think of me?"

"Your Royal Highness, you and Pamela have the same status." Alan Wilson expressed his care for Her Royal Highness with practical actions. This night, he must devote himself wholeheartedly, shouting Margaret...

With the establishment of the new government, various departments of Whitehall have also entered into a running-in process with their new ministers. Although the fact that many ministers will be replaced in the future, the executive deputy ministers of each department are tacit, but there is another level Everyone is no stranger to it, if there is a newcomer, we will run in again.

Keith Joseph as Industry Secretary; James Pryor as Employment Secretary; Ian Gilmour as Lord Seal; and Peter Volcker as Agriculture Secretary will have a question mark over their tenure.

Many years have passed since Aiden was in power, the Conservative Party was overwhelmed by Harold Wilson, and there are not many ministers with ruling experience.

It took ten days to get all the cabinet ministers and the ministers at the next level. According to the old tradition of the British constitutional monarchy, when each new parliament opens, the king or queen must visit the parliament to deliver a speech and announce the new government The political platform of the Communist Party of China and the grand scene are simultaneously transmitted to the whole of the UK and the world through television and radio.

The core of Mrs Thatcher's ruling platform is privatization, which has also aroused discussion in Whitehall. Alan Wilson personally does not object to privatization, but it does not mean that Whitehall does not object.

Nationalization requires civil servant management. Once privatization begins, many civil servants who have served the UK for their entire lives may never find such a good job again.

But fortunately, there are still some advantages. When it comes to the military part, Mrs. Thatcher said that the British defense force must be strengthened, at least on the surface.

"The Ministry of Defense will immediately come up with a new military procurement plan. Didn't the Prime Minister say that to strengthen the British defense force, we must firmly support the Prime Minister's decision. I think the plan to design a new aircraft carrier is very good. Look at the Prime Minister's improvement of national defense. How much gold does a speech of strength have."

The ruling platform is indeed quite extreme, and Mrs. Thatcher must do the same. It cannot be said that she has completely conquered the Conservative Party, let alone truly controlled the national situation.

Many people inside and outside the Conservative Party still believe that Mrs. Thatcher's ruling period is at best a transitional period, and that the Conservative Party will eventually revert to its old ways and return to the old way after twists and turns.

This policy agenda represents the official end of the bipartisan consensus politics since Attlee’s administration. The announcement of the policy agenda immediately turned the House of Commons into a zoo. The opposition Labor Party and the Conservative Party were already quarreling. The minister made a big announcement that the government will sell the state-owned shares of BP.

"My dear, come back when you're ready. That's BP's stake, and it's in front of you now."

Allison Wilson once again issued a call of love to the richest woman. For many years, the obstacle that stood in front of Pamela Mountbatten was the nationalization policy of the Labor Party, and now the obstacle has disappeared.

The first thousand and 530 chapters of Britain do not raise lazy people

"Your Royal Highness, don't you consider contributing to the vitality of the British economy?" Alan Wilson, who was holding his sister-in-law, lowered his head and asked. This is a good opportunity. As an important member of the royal family, Princess Margaret should support the current government's efforts. Make the right choice.

In fact, it is really surprising that the shares of BP were sold first. State-owned enterprises naturally have their own problems, but state-owned enterprises in the oil field should be regarded as the least problematic among British state-owned enterprises, but Margaret Thatcher regarded them as the first A privatized enterprise cannot be justified in common sense.

But if you think about it carefully, there are many things that can be said about the past. Because BP is considered a high-quality state-owned enterprise, the problem is considered to be the smallest among British state-owned enterprises. It is more appropriate to sell it and share the cake with everyone. Everyone can buy shares Everyone will be happy, because this is a deal that is destined to make a lot of money.

Choosing an enterprise like BP as the start of privatization, rather than touching hard bones like coal and steel, rewards for meritorious deeds will play a greater role in consolidating supporters.

A female prime minister is far from unifying the world. Even the Conservative Party has countless opponents. Consolidating the fundamentals and making everyone happy is the top priority.

Everyone is happy, only going to coal and steel industries that have strong trade union support. Choosing oil can make people feel that the female prime minister is serious, and can also consolidate the support rate.

Maybe there are many people in the Conservative Party who are already ready to invest in this gluttonous feast, but privatization ultimately depends on strength, and the most capitalized group in the UK is already ready to move.

Mountbatten Building in Perth, the conference room of this Australian landmark building is full of seats. The conference room is large enough and even looks a bit empty in normal times, but today it is a bit small. The people who came whispered and guessed that the spiritual leader was looking for them. the goal of.

Just at this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Pamela Mountbatten appeared. If Alan Wilson was here, why not match the BGM of the richest woman with a God of Gamblers to show that the British Empire is the most powerful? A man of wealth, the spiritual leader of the aristocracy, the love of this life, the aura of Ms. Pamela Mountbatten.

The conference room, which was originally buzzing, could be heard the moment Pamela Mountbatten appeared, "Gentlemen, everyone is here. It seems that everyone is looking good. The Australian environment is good for people. See you all So, it’s really gratifying.”

After making some opening remarks and not expecting a response, Pamela Mountbatten took a document from her daughter, "I believe everyone knows the results of the local elections. Chancellor of the Exchequer Geoffrey Howe brought it out in the House of Commons The [-] annual budget, as well as several issues such as the inefficiency and waste of British nationalized enterprises. The most important thing is that BP will be the beginning of privatization, and will sell part of its shares to return funds to increase the government financial strength."

Speaking of this, Pamela Mountbatten let others digest for a while, and then expressed her own opinion, "Everyone's title comes from the queen, and wealth is due to personal self-struggle and hard work."

"Pamela, we all followed your footsteps to Australia, and benefited from your full support when we struggled. No one will forget this."

"Duke of Leinster, although everyone's wealth today is related to their trust in me, it is mainly due to their inherent outstanding abilities."

Pamela Mountbatten responded with a modest response, and then asked rhetorically, "Wealth is there, but it is only a necessary part of a well-respected position. Wealth is important, but a respected position is even more important. The privatization campaign launched by the Conservative Party this time is an opportunity for us to regain the respect of citizens."

Later generations of BP were a private company, but this was achieved after a long period of evolution. Mrs. Thatcher did not plan to sell all of BP’s state-owned shares at once, but part of them. The state-owned shares sold this time 20.00%.

After this sale, BP still has a majority state-owned stake.

After the cabinet learned about the proportion of shares sold, Alan Wilson felt that it was not satisfactory, and finally had a good start, why not pay attention to a step-by-step process, the initial 20.00% and the later [-]% are not contradictory .

Of course, the sale of state-owned shares this time is not without restrictions. You must be a British citizen to buy it. There is a Malaya.

"In this way, the residents of these three places are not considered British citizens." Alan Wilson took out the diary he carried with him. He is a civil servant who will write his memoirs after retirement. It is normal to carry a diary with him. This is not a demonstration against the Prime Minister, nor is it taking out the wallet.

Since the Prime Minister himself said that the residents of the above three places are not considered British citizens, the government should also abide by its duties. The Conservative Party is only the ruling party in the UK. Although it represents the British government, it cannot represent the royal family that respects the Queen as a monarch. Territories, that is to say, the influence of the Conservative Party is limited to the mainland and should not interfere with overseas territories.

After all, there is another example next to the United Kingdom. France reserves seats for overseas colonies. Algeria has seats in the National Assembly that match the population. Although most of the seats are occupied by French immigrants from North Africa, but People really have it, but the UK doesn't.

Since neither the Labor Party nor the Conservative Party intends to divide their interests, in theory, the British government cannot interfere with the affairs of these overseas royal territories.