Chapter 1,596 Exclusive Interview and General Election
"According to the TV series, I should call the Cabinet Secretary Sir." Alexander, the host in charge this time, started the interview in a relaxed tone, "Thank you Sir for coming to the BBC despite your busy schedule. I don't know how it will affect our work.
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"Very good, Alexander. David Attenborough and I are good friends. We are both frequent visitors to the Society of Paleontology. You know, I have also made achievements in this area, and I have also participated in the publication of relevant books in Commonwealth countries.
If there weren't so many things going on in Whitehall, I think I might have to travel around the world from time to time. When it comes to nature documentaries, David and I have endless things to talk about."
Alan Weir was very talkative and praised David Attenborough endlessly, the first part of the "Life Trilogy" curated, written and hosted in real time by David Attenborough.
The Evolution of Life airs on the BBC.
This is an epoch-making work in the history of natural history documentaries, which captures typical creatures from various geological periods around the world.
Covering the entire evolution of life on earth, it has made breakthrough contributions in terms of special shooting techniques in different wild environments, program production, and the depth and breadth of the investigation of the living world.
This is not evasive. It is easy for the Cabinet Secretary to fool a novice in this regard. First of all, he is really a member of the British Society of Palaeontology, and he really knows David Attenborough, who was filming a documentary.
The cost was sponsored by the Mountbatten Group.
His daughter Pamela was very helpful, and digging deeper, it was Mrs. Thatcher’s daughter Carol.
Although the Cabinet Secretary-General is very professional, this is not what the public cares about. Alexander even felt that the other party's appearance of having experienced many battles was indicating that he, the Cabinet Secretary-General, also knew everything about the internal affairs of the BBC, and even
There are also friends with higher status to warn him not to ask random questions.
The stunned host waited until Alan Wilson finished talking about nature documentaries before continuing, "I'm shocked at how knowledgeable Sir is."
"There's nothing shocking about it. Compared with my invention of the mouse, it's just average."
Alan Wilson responded with a smile, "But there will be bigger surprises in a few years. Then you will know what a revolution in communications is. In terms of appearance patents for mobile phones, maybe I can
One more income. The current project that Whitehall is fully promoting is the nationwide coverage of cellular mobile phone networks. We are already slower than Japan in this regard, which is unacceptable."
"Mobile phones have been considered by Whitehall as a new growth point, as some low-end jobs disappear, providing more skilled employment to solve the unemployment problem."
"Oh, that's really good news." Alexander also said very happily, "I believe that the citizens listening to the radio at this time will definitely be interested in the new industry that Sir mentioned."
"This will be a communications revolution, reducing the entire earth to the concept of a global village." Alan Wilson, a well-known uneducated scholar and Cabinet Secretary, put forward a new concept at this time to express his disapproval of the communications industry.
I was optimistic about it, but the host opposite had a confused look on his face.
Originally, we were going to interview the Cabinet Secretary before the election, and take advantage of the popularity of the third season of The Minister to increase the ratings, but it seemed to be a little off topic.
Regarding the development of electronic communications, which is not of concern to ordinary people, Alexander continued to guide the core of the discussion, "In the TV series, Sir, as the cabinet secretary, is known as the most powerful person in the UK. But how does Sir look at this issue? Your existence
Is he so unshakable? It seems that Sir has been the cabinet secretary for many years and has led the power center of Whitehall for many years."
"The most powerful person in the UK? If I were really so powerful, the nationalization of coal mines would not have happened. I was firmly opposed to the nationalization of coal back then, because coal is not a scarce commodity and its added value is very low. Nationalization
The disadvantages outweigh the benefits, especially in the long run.”
Alan Wilson shook his head solemnly and said, "As for me being elected as Cabinet Secretary, one reason seems to be that my wife is a famous rich man, so I myself will not be corrupt."
Alexander had a gossipy look on his face. He was sure that this was a topic that the audience was concerned about, and he had an encouraging expression on his face, hoping that the other party would say more.
Alan Wilson lived up to this wish and said in a complaining tone, "Of course I am not happy for this reason. In fact, I was on good terms with Ali Khan, the richest man in the world 40 years ago, and the Maharaja of Hyderabad at the time.
Friend, he also helped handle a deposit of 7 million pounds. In fact, with such a friend, it is really difficult for me to be tempted by some not-so-big figures."
Seven million pounds in 1945 can now be turned into tens of millions. Alan Wilson used this to show his integrity and at the same time deny that he was the most powerful person in Britain. He opposed the nationalization of coal mines.
, the coal mines were eventually nationalized.
"Whitehall is just the seat of a department that implements cabinet policies. In fact, if the Prime Minister wants to cut the size of the civil service, I have no choice."
It’s not completely impossible. For example, the cabinet cannot intervene in the two foundations in Whitehall, because this is not only British money, but also includes funds from other places. The government has no right to use it without other areas knowing about it.
the funds inside.
But Alan Wilson can. He was once the chief executive of Newfoundland and Malaya, and the speaker in Rhodesia is still his relative.
When Alexander asked what he thought of the series "The Chancellor", Alan Wilson let himself go quite freely, "If I were really as powerful as in the show, I would probably have to find some mistresses, let Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, etc.
Stars like Taylor, Monroe, Hedy Lamarr, and Ingrid Bergman would be the best to play the role. The Soviet spies are so powerful, why don't they attack me? Hurry up and let me find my own united front value, otherwise I will
I’m jealous of Whitehall in the TV series.”
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For example, Ms. Hepburn and Ms. Monroe, who were also watching, not only did not laugh, but even scolded men of the same status as their husbands for being shameless.
"Sir is really humorous, but I have to say from a man's point of view, he is too honest." Alexander said with admiration, "I don't know what Sir's views are on this general election. Whitehall is leaning towards the Labor Party. The views are still those of the Conservative Party.”
"Whitehall civil servants must uphold the basic principle of neutrality. No matter which party they belong to, they cannot destroy this principle. What if the ruling party is determined to destroy this principle? I don't want to use the word enemy to describe it, but I can't find any other way. To be honest, I don’t even object to some cabinet supervision measures against Whitehall, but every supervision measure must not have loopholes. Only Her Majesty the Queen herself can be exempted from such supervision. In addition, the UK cannot There are exceptions."
At this time, Alan Wilson was the person who controlled the country as described in the series. There was a hint of silence in the studio, but the silence ended immediately. Alan Wilson added, "I'm just kidding, don't be so nervous. Some congressmen are a little stupid, but our system allows such people to exist."
The topic of the general election ends here. Alan Wilson just connoted the elected members, not to mention criticizing them, and then continued to go about his own business.
Most comments in the London media tend to believe that if an early election is held, the Conservative Party will gain a majority of votes. Of course, the development history of post-war British politics has repeatedly shown that voters cannot be "one-sided."
But the important thing is that, looking at the political platforms of each party, the Conservative Party has a slight advantage with its clear platform.
Mrs. Thatcher advocated ensuring that financiers and entrepreneurs have a relatively good investment environment as much as possible to prosper the domestic economy and enhance the competitiveness of British enterprises in the international market.
Compared with the clear-cut policies of the Conservative Party, the Labor Party is much inferior. In terms of domestic policies, the Labor Party’s appealing slogan only has one issue: employment. During the Callaghan administration, the Labor Party did experience economic stagnation and was also caused by Iran. affected by the oil crisis.
The biggest problem of the Labor Party is not the economic issue. After all, during the post-war Labor period, Alan Wilson led Whitehall to do its best, and the results were quite impressive. Except for the late 1970s, during most of the time when the Labor Party was in power, the economy was also Singing and marching forward.
The problem is still the Social Democratic Party. This party was split from the Labor Party and divided the supporters of the Labor Party. The Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party also formed an alliance. As for the alliance between the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, it confused voters even more.
They criticized Mrs. Thatcher's "monetarist" policies and criticized Labor Party policies, but their own policies were very unclear. At best, the alliance can only play a role in spreading votes in the general election, and it is impossible to compete with the two traditional parties. Fight.
The nationalist enthusiasm inspired by the victory in the Battle of the Falklands has not diminished, and Mrs. Thatcher's "heroic image" still exists. This is an important political capital for the Conservative Party.
When the two parties were gearing up to prepare for the general election, Alan Wilson fined the Japanese company Nissan 10 million pounds. The company had privately stated that if the Labor Party won the general election, it would suspend its plans to invest in the UK. This is Interference in British elections.
Then he went to No. 10 Downing Street with the penalty document and conveyed another matter, "Of course we should support the deployment of Pershing missiles in Europe, but France will not allow its country to deploy such weapons, and naturally neither can the UK. It is not that the UK has no
Nuclear weapons are deployed in Germany and Italy."
"Oh, okay." Mrs. Thatcher stood up quickly and said, "I want to go to Buckingham Palace."
"Then I wish the Prime Minister all the best." Alan Wilson knew Mrs. Thatcher's intentions well. A few hours later, Queen Elizabeth officially announced the dissolution of Parliament.