British Civil Servant

"It's very touching, and I'm sure Sir Edward will appreciate it." Alan Wilson didn't take up the job, although he knew very well what these three important positions meant in one person.

It is understandable that the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary are all in one. The Cabinet Secretary is accountable to the Prime Minister and is also accountable to the entire Cabinet, so there has always been ambiguity in his responsibilities.

The title of Cabinet Secretary has never been changed, and successive Cabinet Secretaries have been very clear that they are accountable to the Cabinet as a whole, but at times, this responsibility inevitably leads to periodic tensions between the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister at the time.

Whether the post of Cabinet Secretary and the Chief of the Civil Service should be filled by the same person. The advantage of having the two positions held by the same person is that the Chief of the Civil Service can maintain daily contact with the Chief Executive, the Prime Minister. Proximity to the prime minister is key. Since World War II, the Cabinet Office has been adjacent to the Prime Minister's office and official residence.

Proximity also explains why the post of civil servant is best held by cabinet secretary rather than an official who is further away from the prime minister, who cannot maintain day-to-day contact with the prime minister.

But what if he was also the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Finance at the same time? Norman Brooke will be the nominal head of the civil service and the de facto head of the civil service. After becoming the permanent secretary of the Treasury, he will combine the promotion and salary power of the civil service, which is very scary.

Norman Brooke and Emperor Apocalypse have the same hobby of being a carpenter, but he is obviously more enthusiastic about power than the carpenter emperor. This will be the first time such a powerful figure has appeared since the appearance of the Cabinet Office.

Alan Wilson leaves Seventy Whitehall, still imagining where things will go after Edward Bridges leaves office?

Since God told me that God had no objection, he met with Sir Edward, who was about to retire, and I believe it would not arouse criticism.

Not long after Alan Wilson arrived at the Treasury Department, he also met Edward Bridges' deputy, Frank, who played an important role in Australian arms sales. The two exchanged a few words.

As the former Cabinet Secretary, Edward Bridges, after stepping down as Cabinet Secretary, was taken by Norman Brooke a few years later as Secretary of the Civil Service, and now he is retiring and will take the position of Permanent Secretary of the Treasury.

Alan Wilson was careful not to mention this matter, but Edward Bridges was very open-minded, and even took out a glass of whiskey and poured it on Alan Wilson, "Norman's pursuit of power is much stronger than mine, and this point I also admit it."

"Sir Edward, I don't know how to join the discussion." Alan Wilson took the wine glass and shook his head with a wry smile. The two Whitehall bigwigs of the previous generation, his words are not very useful. If he doesn't speak, he seems timid.

"Never mind, my dissatisfaction with him has disappeared since the decision to retire. I hate his personal relationship with the Prime Minister, but it is precisely because he is too close to the Prime Minister that he is what he is today. Norman has long been With authority, he was the Home Secretary's private secretary at thirty-five, the same rank as you are now. At forty, he became my deputy, and at that time, the whole Whitehall thought he was the next one after me. Cabinet Secretary."

Listening to Edward Bridges' words, Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh, "That's really powerful."

"The frequent contacts and deep personal relationships with politicians have played a role in this matter. Whether it is the Conservative Party or the Labour Party, Norman has always been able to mingle with the prime minister and ministers, which I cannot do."

Edward Bridges couldn't help but sigh, "I just didn't expect him to be so keen on power."

Speaking of which, Edward Bridges looked at Alan Wilson for a while, "Have you heard any news when you come back this time, such as the candidate for the permanent secretary of the Treasury after my retirement."

"It can be considered to have heard some news, but it has not been confirmed yet." Alan Wilson scratched his scalp and said embarrassedly, "There is a saying that Sir Norman will also be the permanent secretary of the Treasury."

"It is inevitable, nothing is certain." Edward Bridges laughed when he heard it, "and I can be sure that he will continue to hold several important positions until the day of retirement."

"Isn't that another seven or eight years? Even ten years." Alan Wilson calculated Norman Brook's age and muttered to himself.

"Do you think that his concurrent appointment as the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Finance will affect the promotion of the latecomers? You don't have to worry about that. He is the cabinet secretary, and he can make some reforms. For example, because of the importance of the Ministry of Finance, two permanent undersecretaries are established. , he is also the first permanent secretary, Frank is the second permanent secretary, and this matter is solved."

Edward Bridges Shi Shiran pointed out, "This is the advantage of being a cabinet secretary. As long as the prime minister does not object, the powerful Ministry of Finance can be reorganized. In fact, the Ministry of Finance also has the strength to challenge the cabinet secretary, so It's reasonable to guard against one hand."

Several powerful ministries, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior, have always been among the potential challengers.

Among them, the Ministry of Finance is the strongest, otherwise Edward Bridges would not choose the Ministry of Finance as his last stop.

Approaching retirement, Edward Bridges is no longer maintaining a highly tense state of mind. He can now laugh off his friction with Norman Brook, and ask very proactively, "Alan, you keep going like this, Satisfied with being the chief executive in the colony? Sir Ismay is approaching his age, he was Churchill's military adviser, we are contemporaries, and if there is a vacancy for the Permanent Undersecretary of the Foreign Office, this is a good opportunity."

Edward Bridges's meaning is very simple. Alan Wilson is the deputy secretary general of the Overseas Assets Management Committee. He usually deals with colonial affairs and has no lack of diplomatic experience.

Who does not know that the Commonwealth Department, the Colonial Department, the former Indian Affairs Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do the same thing, but face different places, and the four departments are all in the same headquarters building.

Now that the colonies are gradually decreasing, several departments that do the same thing tend to merge. If the permanent secretary of the Foreign Office retires and Alan Wilson can take over, it will almost take an important step towards the core position of Whitehall. step.

"Dear Sir, of course I also hope to seize this opportunity to clear the hidden dangers of the colony, and I will definitely come back." Alan Wilson did not hide his desire to make progress, and mentioned a few hidden dangers by the way, but No solution is mentioned.

After all, if Indonesia is forced into the socialist camp, no matter how good the personal relationship is, it cannot be revealed.

Edward Bridges asked curiously, "You manage a lot of colonial Chinese, so you are so confident that there will be no anti-British wave?"

"Chinese are culturally disadvantaged, of course they don't think so. Back then in British India, Hindus thought they were strong, but the fact is that before we landed, Hindus had been ruled by pacifists for hundreds of years. ."

Alan Wilson wasn't trying to hide a mistake at work, he really believed it, and he believed it.

The cultural influence of each generation of dynasties has little influence in Southeast Asia under the nose, the only influence is Vietnam.

Looking at other Southeast Asian countries, isn't Indonesia the mainstream of peace religion? They can't even compete with the Peace Religion from the Middle East. The so-called culture is so attractive, that is, just listen to it.

If it weren't for modern times, Europe and the United States had smashed the powers of the Peace Religion region. Now the remaining countries are limited by population and land area, and cannot develop and develop in the Ottoman Empire and the Arab Empire in the agricultural era. much better than India.

If it has an influence on the energy of the Middle East, even the Soviet Union, which cannot approach the Cold War, and China in the 21st century, will be enough to give Christ the world a headache.

This is why he must have more Chinese in the Malayan colony than the Malays. If a group of Chinese with old social ideology does not have a numerical advantage, I am afraid that they will not be able to compete with the Malays who believe in peace religion.

It is gratifying that the Chinese in the Malayan colony have a feudal mind and are no less conservative than the Malays. Otherwise, in the end, there may be a case of later generations in Germany, where men join the Peace Religion in order to fight against Bai Zuo~www.wuxiaspot.com~.

"I hope your judgment is correct, of course I don't know the situation, but if something happens to Malaya, as the current High Commissioner, it may make my colleagues in Whitehall question your reliability. I don't want your hard work to pay. It would be such a pity.”

Edward Bridges is optimistic about Alan Wilson, and does not want a smooth road and unpredictable obstacles due to some twists and turns, so he reminds him about it.

Alan Wilson, of course, was grateful. He wanted to talk about the revolving door, but this was the Treasury after all. Edward Bridges, though more leisurely in the last period, was not in the right place to talk about it.

"The cabinet secretary said there's going to be a reception, and I'll be there. Pamela has some things she wants to talk to the Jazz about, about continuing to benefit the community."

This is not an occasion for detailed discussions, and Alan Wilson still revealed a hint of tone, waiting for the other party's reaction.

"Well, it's really exciting." Edward Bridges raised his eyebrows, then nodded reservedly.

He knew that a revolving door had opened in front of him. Although I was curious in my heart, the composure that I once had as a cabinet secretary is still there, and I just nodded tacitly.

Leaving the Ministry of Finance headquarters building, Alan Wilson began to think about what to do next, "By the way, the headquarters of the de Havilland company, has the gunship come out?"

This time I came back on a temporary basis, and the lessons of logistical support are problems to be avoided in daily work in the future.

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