British Civil Servant

Vol 2 Chapter 1531: Britain 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 tries 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 is to reduce taxes, lower interest rates, and control currency. , Stimulate investment, and use 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 fact that the supreme authority wants to do this is known by the prime minister, which is likely to arouse the prime minister's idea of ​​putting 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 quite awkward, 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 going in the middle. 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, and still did not change his expression, "Let my daughter receive the Prime Minister's daughter, you just need to convey this, and what's more, until today is On the first day of the Prime Minister’s tenure, 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 era of glory 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 will bring my friends back together." Pamela Mountbatten hung up the phone happily, 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 Highness, you have the same status as Pamela." 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 Peter Volker as Agriculture Secretary, the tenure of these ministers is still in question.

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 a total of ten days to get all the cabinet ministers and 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~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This point 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.

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