Mrs. Thatcher made a rare visit to No. 70, Whitehall, and was about to show off the civil servants' firm support for her. The meeting had already ended. The Prime Minister did not see the Cabinet Secretary who stood firmly behind her, but he did see many people after the meeting.
Deputy Chief of Department.
"The Secretary-General went to Oxford University to attend a seminar." Wick, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, politely answered the Prime Minister's question, "The seminar on overseas students advocates the concept of diversity."
"Oh, I just came over to see the working status of Whitehall." Mrs. Thatcher slowed down her attitude, and then wandered around Whitehall, looking satisfied from time to time.
At this time, Alan Wilson had already boarded the Silver Ghost and headed to Oxford with his wife Pamela Mountbatten. The seminar was held at the same time, as well as the Mountbatten Group's donation thank you, and of course there was an accompanying job fair.
As one of the two most prestigious independent universities in the UK, Oxford University naturally has the conditions to attract students from all over the world, including a major country that has just opened its doors to the world.
Entering Oxford University, Alan Wilson was still introducing Whitehall's prediction of this trend, "We believe that the number of international students entering the UK will soon reach 10,000 per year."
"That's really an incredible number." Pamela Mountbatten admired, "It's better not to lose more than you gain."
Able to understand what his wife meant, Alan Wilson replied, "Don't worry, with the current ratio, 60% is public funding and 40% is private study abroad. No matter which one it is, 90% of international students will find ways to stay."
Of course, we will also be prepared to set the immigration threshold very high. If you don't meet the standards, you won't be able to stay."
Perhaps because Alan Wilson allowed smuggling, the proportion of valuable foreign exchange in the hands of a certain big country far exceeds that of US dollars. This has led to the fact that in terms of studying abroad, at least for now, the number of international students coming to the UK is higher than that of the United States.
Especially the proportion of students studying abroad at public expense is higher.
"How high is it?" Pamela Mountbatten asked her husband with a chuckle, "Should it be a degree standard or a wealth standard? If both are required, is it making a mountain out of a molehill?"
"It's not a fuss at all. If you're not careful, you'll end up swarming in. Even Hong Kong and Malaya have stricter border controls now. With their population size, you can't imagine that once there is an opportunity to go abroad, there will be
What a phenomenon. The scale of Japanese immigration to the United States is just a small one."
When Japan's economy began to rise in the 1960s, the pace of Japanese immigration to the United States also accelerated. Of course, it is now relatively rare, because Japan, regardless of whether overtime work is far more intensive than Europe and the United States, is no longer much worse than Europe and the United States in terms of numbers. Koreans
They have replaced the Japanese and become the main force of immigrants in East Asia.
Alan Wilson understands very well that this is all a small fight. The combined population of these two countries is only more than 100 million. The big one is behind. The UK must take a strict stance on immigration policy. Not only the UK must take a strict stance, but also Hong Kong
The same policy must be implemented in Malaya.
Any country likes high-skilled immigrants, but for a source country with such a large population, Alan Wilson’s completely objective evaluation is similar to how a big country looks at a prosperous big country.
Some things cannot be just looked at statistics. Because of the large size of the Chinese population, the standards must be raised a bit, otherwise it is foreseeable that immigrants will flock in.
It’s not that similar things have never happened. Many countries that are far poorer than a certain big country do not exempt certain big countries from visas. The Chinese are really here.
There have also been cases in the Americas where the visa exemption policy was granted and then withdrawn. In just a few years, Colombia had tens of thousands of people come through normal channels, and there were countless unscrupulous people. Later, the visa exemption was withdrawn directly.
Even the third world, whose living standards are even worse, dare not make any mistakes on this issue. How can Britain, a small island on the edge of the world, dare to think that it is special? What? An empire on which the sun never sets? That was a thing of the past.
As we all know, the current world hegemon is the United States, which pursues a better life on a large scale. In fact, to put it bluntly, immigrants who are not capable but are lazy should aim for the United States.
The richest woman represents the largest industrial group in the UK. She is friendly to international students studying in Oxford and has publicly stated that she will provide work-study internship opportunities to express the UK's support for the concept of diversity. As for Whitehall's tightening of immigration
As for policy, as a private entrepreneur, she naturally cannot influence government decisions.
"Hmm!" Alan Wilson said, looking at his wife who was shining brightly on the podium. In fact, he was trying to induce these top students to let these talents who had been trained for many years stay in the UK to serve them. His face was noncommittal, and he didn't think it was a big problem.
In this era, international students who go abroad will find ways to stay abroad, and historical facts do not need to be paid too much attention to.
The only difference is that more people stay in the UK or in the United States. Other than that, there is not much difference. After the heart-warming speech, the couple was called over by the school directors to express their gratitude.
The Oxford Council is elected by the 5,000-member University Council. The daily work of the Council includes formulating the annual financial budget, formulating the university's strategic plan and other development plans, making major strategic decisions, and making major strategic decisions based on the recommendations submitted by the committee and subordinate departments.
Reports are used to make decisions and propose revisions to the university's constitution and regulations.
Since it is a parliamentary system, no matter what kind of variation it is made, it can be bribed. Pamela Mountbatten obviously understands this better than Alan Wilson.
Alan Wilson asked what he thought of the scale of overseas enrollment and received an optimistic answer, "This will add to the influence of Oxford and even the UK."
"What a standard answer." Alan Wilson looked at the school governor in front of him and expressed his appreciation for his highly bureaucratic reply. If you are a school governor, you should go to Whitehall, but people may not necessarily look up to you. Civil servants
It is a good career for the vast majority of people in a country, but not for a small minority.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although he has other things to be busy with, Alan Wilson has not forgotten the latest developments in the trade dispute between the United States and Japan, which restricts Japanese car imports and has a negative impact on Japan.
By imposing punitive tariffs, one proposal after another hits Congress like raindrops in the rainy season, on the table in the Oval Office of the White House, as if Japan is restrained, and the United States will be reborn and great again.
No American is willing to face up to the fact that American manufacturing has been far surpassed by Japan. Japan has become the sinner of the United States and the excuse for the decline of American manufacturing. Condemning Japan and sanctioning Japan have become the last fig leaf for the United States.
"Congress should follow public opinion, but citizens are stupid and don't understand our good intentions. And the Labor Party has the nerve to criticize this arms sale? Only God knows how many cuts in military spending I have blocked in the past ten years.
Proposal, it’s great to be in the opposition party, because you can immediately criticize the ruling party for weakening the military capabilities of the British Empire. Things that are obviously overdue for service, admittedly, we also agree that even if they are overdue for service, 9% of the world’s
Even a 19-year-old country cannot create it, but we believe in the technical capabilities of the Kingdom of Iraq. If we cannot obtain useful technology from it, it is just an oil-producing country that sells resources. There is nothing to worry about."
Wick nodded frequently behind the supreme authority. His immediate boss was right, the House of Commons knew nothing about governing the country.
"Minister Safadi, it's been a long time since I last saw you. I have always heard many people say that the Foreign Minister of Iraq is a widely respected person." Alan Wilson expressed his expression to the bearded man wearing a turban in front of him.
Amity is a kingdom, not a republic, so the senior officials of the Kingdom of Iraq are not much different from those of the Gulf monarchies.
However, the monarchy countries in the Middle East are also divided into two different dress styles. For example, the kings of Oman, Jordan, and Egypt usually dress in a very Western style. Otherwise, they are directly like the European kings before World War I, who directly wear military uniforms. The other group is
The headscarf party represented by Saudi Arabia.
There are no hard and fast rules. The Kingdom of Iraq obviously has a mixed style. At least the foreign minister is following the Saudi line. Considering that the other party represents a US$6 billion arms sales contract, the aura of wealth is coming.
"You don't know, the United States actually has doubts about this arms sale. Although we all support the Kingdom, there are still differences in sincerity." Alan Wilson lowered his voice, expressing that the special relationship between Britain and the United States is not as good as in his case.
The special relationship between Britain and Iran.
Safadi knew very well that neither the United Kingdom nor the United States could afford to offend the Kingdom of Iraq, so he did not answer the call, but just took advantage of Britain's support and praised it emphatically.
"Also a slippery man." Alan Wilson smiled and nodded, leaving the rest to the Foreign Secretary to demonstrate the time-tested and deep friendship between the two countries.
Witnessed by thunderous applause from all colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this landmark arms sale was completed as scheduled, which will become a milestone in the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Faced with the threat from Iran, Faisal II has begun to expand his army after returning home. It is initially expected to triple the army, including a total of 450,000 troops from the army, navy and air force.
This will surpass Egypt, the old hegemon of the Arab world, and become the strongest military force in the Arab world.
To resist the evil Persian threat to the peace-loving Arab world, this move was supported by the entire Arab world. The Gulf countries, which had made a lot of money from the oil crisis, did their part to support their Arab brother, Faisal II of the Arab world.
The appeal of the leader is evident.
The direct impact of the arms sales is that the Iranian government said that the hostage crisis can be discussed, and there is nothing that cannot be discussed. Anyway, the Carter administration has stepped down, and there is no essential contradiction between the two countries.
With the handover of two heavy aircraft carriers from the Royal Pacific Fleet, Iran has also softened its attitude towards the hostage crisis, releasing some hostages as a show of good faith.