Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

In London at the beginning of the 20th century, every household used coal as fuel. In winter, the use of coal increased sharply for heating, and London became a world-famous foggy city.

It was not until 1952, when smog killed more than 4,000 people in London in one winter, that the British government was forced to enact the Clean Air Act, and London's air quality gradually improved.

While the smog is coming, Winston himself is still a serious cigar lover. Every winter is like adding poison to poison, and it is strange that he does not get sick.

 It’s just that the disease came at the wrong time, the day before the general election, which caused Winston’s election to plummet and he lost his qualifications as a member of the House of Commons.

Clementina was definitely not in the mood to pay attention to Winston's election at this time. Everyone was admitted to the hospital, and all major matters had to be put aside.

 Luckily, Winston's health was not serious. He had become ill due to overwork and overwork. The doctor suggested that Winston go to a place with a more suitable climate to rest for a while.

 There is no place in the world with a climate more suitable for recuperation than southern Africa. On the day of the general election, Winston and Clementine left London for southern Africa.

As Roque expected, in this election, the Conservative Party only won 258 seats. It was still the largest party in the House of Commons, but it lost its majority status.

 The Labor Party became the biggest winner, winning 191 seats, replacing the Liberal Party as the second largest party in the House of Commons.

 The Liberal Party was defeated, winning only 159 seats, and its voice in the House of Commons shrank sharply.

This result was unexpected by many people. Although many people expected that the Labor Party would gain a lot before the election, no one expected that it would be so "rich".

 The results of the general election caught many people off guard. Stanley Baldwin originally wanted to amend the tariffs through the general election, but he did not expect that the Conservative Party would lose its majority position in the House of Commons. Even if the tariffs were revised, the current government would face more difficulties.

 The Labor Party has successfully become the second largest party in the House of Commons with the slogan of "fighting for more benefits for ordinary people". Ramsey has tasted the sweetness and will go further on this road in the future.

 Someone must be held accountable for the failure of the Liberal Party. As a result, party leader Lloyd George resigned as party chairman, a large number of party members also defected from the party, and Labor became the winner again.

 The news spread to southern Africa, and despite Roque's prior warning, Kitchener, Ade, and Philip were still dumbfounded by the result.

　　It is surprising that the Liberal Party, which has been in power alternately with the Conservative Party since the 17th century, would decline so quickly, just like the decline of the British Empire.

For southern Africa, there is a more thorny issue after the election. Stanley Baldwin was so eager to hold the election in order to modify tariffs.

Now that the general election is over, it is urgent to revise tariffs.

There is no need for Roque to show off. A large part of the reason for the UK's tariff revision this time must be due to the crazy dumping of southern African goods in the UK. Once the tariff revision is completed, southern Africa will become the biggest victim.

"Haha, don't worry, our Prime Minister is shooting himself in the foot. The Conservative Party has lost its majority advantage. Once the Labor Party and the Liberal Party join forces, our Prime Minister will not be able to keep the Conservative Party in power, let alone modifying tariffs.

Put a question mark on it." Roque sneered. After the results of the British election came out, the Southern African federal government immediately held a cabinet meeting.

 Kitchina and Ade were also invited to participate, which was rare in the past.

“Locke, don’t be alarmist, the matter is not serious yet.” Kitchener, an old lady, is indeed not very politically sensitive.

Except for Kitchener, the federal government ministers who attended the meeting are all experienced. Rock is really not an alarmist, but a fact that is likely to happen next. I am afraid that even Stanley Baldwin regrets it now.

 Isn’t it good to finish the term honestly?

Do you have to modify any tariffs, this is okay, not only lost the majority of the lower courtyard, but also played directly to the Liberal Party. If the Labor Party came to power, it is estimated that there would be a sword and sword.

 Having taken turns in governing the UK for hundreds of years, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, although they represent the interests of different classes, actually have a tacit understanding and have perfectly maintained the rule of the aristocratic landowners and the emerging bourgeoisie over the UK.

Now that the Labor Party has suddenly emerged, breaking the balance that has always existed in British politics, what Ramsay Macdonald and Philip Snowden, the upstarts in British politics, will do next is like Schrödinger's cat. Even Rock can't tell.

The world now is very different from the world in Rock's memory. Hoover became the president of the United States ahead of schedule, and Winston also led Britain to win the First World War. What will happen next?

Rock himself couldn't say.

 “Herbert, you just need to wear your ears——” Ad was the only one present who was qualified to speak to Kitchener like this.

"No matter what, we must be prepared on both sides. If the House of Commons vetoes No. 10 Downing Street's proposal, it would be great, but if the House of Commons passes the new tariff plan, we must also be prepared." Although Philip trusts Roque,

But we dare not take risks on such a major issue.

“It doesn’t matter, no matter how the tariffs are revised, local companies will not have any chance.” Henry was indifferent. He, Rock and Stoudemire had already reached a consensus on this issue.

 The key is cost.

 Stanley Baldwin wanted to revise tariffs because of the pressure from British domestic capital. There are still many benefits to revising tariffs. It can not only increase revenue for the British government, but also protect local British companies and reduce the competitiveness of southern African goods.

 The crux of the matter is that even increasing tariffs will not necessarily reduce the competitiveness of southern African goods.

It is an obvious fact that the profit of each Lord car, which sells for 15,000 pounds in the UK, is about 6,000 pounds. Because Southern Africa is a Commonwealth country and enjoys the lowest level of taxation, every import into the UK

A Lord's car can charge a customs duty of about 750 pounds.

 After modifying the tariff, if the tax is increased by 1,500 pounds, the price of the Lord's car can be increased to 15,750 pounds. The extra tax will still be paid by British consumers.

Why?

Since there is no competing product in the UK that can compete with the Lord Car, the rich in the UK have no other choice except the Lord Car, so raising tariffs does not make any sense for products like the Lord Car.

 It cannot be said that it is meaningless, at least the British government's income has indeed increased.

However, this will lead to dissatisfaction among the so-called upper class in the UK who have the ability to consume Lord's cars. After all, no one's money is money, and it is not blown by the strong wind.

If high-end cars like the Lord Car are not suitable examples in the UK because of the lack of competitors, then take the British national dish potatoes as an example.

 The price of potatoes in the UK has remained at about one penny per kilogram for the past two decades. The reason why the price is so stable is not because of the stability of potato production in Ireland, but because the supply of potatoes from southern Africa to the UK has been increasing.

The significance of Irish potatoes to the United Kingdom can be referred to the Potato Famine from 1845 to 1850. At that time, due to reduced potato production, the population of Ireland dropped by a quarter.

Since potatoes in southern Africa are so important to the UK, the question arises. If the British government increases tariffs on potatoes, the people who will be most directly affected are ordinary British people.

 The Labor Party, which claims to represent the interests of ordinary British people, will never agree to such changes.

"If the tariffs are revised, we in southern Africa will definitely not be the only ones affected. Maybe we can talk to Canada, Australia, and India." Aida is also ruthless. This is clearly to unite Canada, Australia, and India to rebel.

Rhythm.

“It doesn’t matter if we only increase our tariffs, just add one more procedure -” Roque was not afraid, another space-time sweater war broke out, and as a result, Annan’s exports to the United States increased significantly -

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“Only raising tariffs in our southern Africa? Unless the Prime Minister is crazy, Your Majesty will not allow this to happen.” Philip still had expectations for George V, and George V left the group chat with a curse.

 Won’t allow it?

I want to renovate Buckingham Palace but don’t have the money——

"I just received the news that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald requested the establishment of a labor federation in Southern Africa to effectively protect the interests of workers and improve workers' welfare." Philip smiled. The ministers were excited, which was exactly what Philip hoped.

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“Request? Let’s wait until he becomes Prime Minister -” Henry fired first. It seems that Ramsay Macdonald has forgotten everything after the Labor Party became the second largest party in the House of Commons.

“Even if he becomes Prime Minister, he has no right to ask us to do anything.” Ada was equally unimpressed with Ramsay Macdonald.

"Don't be like this, we still have to maintain due respect for the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons -" Roque smiled. Others didn't know, but Roque knew very well that Ramsay MacDonald would be really good in the future.

He will become the British Prime Minister, and he must be given the face he deserves: "——The problem is that we already have an organization similar to the Labor Federation, and we don't need Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's reminder."

Henry laughed out loud at these words, and Ada couldn't help but smile.

Roque didn’t lie. There really are trade unions in Southern Africa. There are not only trade unions in Southern Africa, but also labor federations. Christian is the president of the Southern African Labor Federation.

 It’s just that according to Ramsay Macdonald’s standards, the members of the Southern African Federation of Labor are probably all slave traders, and their only mission is to provide endless cheap labor for Southern African enterprises.

 I don’t know whether Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is satisfied with this result.