The new official took office with three things in mind. In order to celebrate Mrs. Thatcher's re-election, Alan Wilson is chairing a meeting of departmental deputy ministers to see what kind of changes he can bring to the Prime Minister.
"It seems that the Conservative Party has never won such a huge victory after the war." Alan Wilson mentioned the just-released general election results and said with a smile to his colleagues, "This especially shows how much impact a victory in a war has on society.
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"I don't know what the significance of the existence of the Social Democratic Party is? But it only won six seats. The Labor Party must have lost more than six seats because of the nonsense of these former ministers."
Armstrong commented calmly, "The Conservative Party won more than 60 seats, and its power in the next five years has been consolidated. However, from the perspective of national balance, this is not good."
The United Kingdom implements a relative majority vote counting system, which is quite similar to the United States' current system of winning all state Electoral College votes.
That is, in a constituency, even if a candidate does not receive more than half of the votes, he can obtain a seat in this constituency as long as he gets even one more vote than other candidates. The United States obtains all the Electoral College votes of the state without the need for reconsideration.
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Therefore, a common situation is that although the elected candidate has more votes than the second place candidate, the total number of votes is less than that of other candidates. In other words, even if the majority of voters do not approve, he can still be elected and become the representative of the public opinion of the entire constituency.
British House of Commons.
It must be admitted that the emergence of the Social Democratic Party will definitely divert a large number of votes from the Labor Party. The UK can be considered a stable two-party system, not in name but in fact.
In this political environment, benevolent people have different opinions. The emergence of too many parties within a country is actually not a good thing. If there are too many parties, it will be too easy for foreign forces to find agents.
For example, the United Kingdom also has a Green Party. This party advocates complete denuclearization and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the North Atlantic Treaty and the European Community based on the protection of environmental protection.
This party was inspired and inspired by the fact that the Green Party of the Federal Republic of Germany had seats in the parliament and also proposed a list of 100 candidates.
After many considerations, Alan Wilson decided to hand over the control of this party to his daughter Pamela. He can still control his daughter no matter what she does. If she develops freely, he doesn't know what will happen. What if she turns into a jellyfish?
It is easier for him to prevent and control parties with concentrated brains.
Too many parties will definitely consume national strength, and it is precisely in Europe that the parliamentary system is prone to such a situation.
For example, during the Cold War, Italy was also a de facto two-party country. The opposition party was the Italian Communist Party. Opponents of the Italian Communist Party formed the Catholic Democratic Party to prevent the Italian Communist Party from discoloring Italy.
After the end of the Cold War, the significance of the existence of the Catholic Democratic Party also disappeared. Since then, Italy has never had a majority party. Every election is a coalition government. The frequency of changing prime ministers is as high as that of Japan. Italy has also become almost
The European power that Britain kicked down has become the representative of European pigs.
To some extent, Italy is a lesson learned from Germany's traffic light combination. The UK is still not prone to this situation, especially as the presence of the House of Lords is getting higher and higher.
"Oh, by the way, give me this year's honors list later." Alan Wilson reminded Armstrong with a pat on the head, and then continued to discuss the impact of the general election on civil servants. This issue can still be discussed.
John Hunter noted the immigrant vote this year, with non-white voters electing twenty-three candidates, five of whom were promoted by the National Federation of Minority Organizations, a coalition of Asian immigrants. They
Also trying to get a seat in parliament.
"The head of this federation is Osman Khan, right? He is the son of the former Maharaja Ali Khan of Hyderabad and the younger brother of the current Sultan of Sabah. In a certain sense, it represents the interests of the Asian territories. Oh, we also let Ian Smith enter
How is this organization?”
Alan Wilson gave his own suggestion, "The people of the royal territories should naturally participate in local elections and let the government face up to the rights and interests of several overseas territories. Ask him if he is interested."
After discussing the details of the general election, Alan Wilson went to No. 10 Downing Street to express his congratulations to Mrs. Thatcher on her re-election. Mrs. Thatcher has developed a strong personality in the British political arena for more than 20 years.
He has a sharp tongue and sharp teeth, and he can talk long and short without sparing anyone a word. He is no longer the chairman of the campus conservative party who was manipulated at the palm of his hand.
But this is of no use to Alan Wilson. He is immune to the eloquence of the female prime minister, and sometimes he even wants to have a verbal battle.
Alan Wilson came up with the Ministry of Defense's draft to strengthen the British military, which included the demonstration and construction plan of a new aircraft carrier, as well as the establishment of a national electronic communications network, both of which cost money. This instantly diluted Thatcher
Madam’s mood after winning the election: “Isn’t our military strength enough?”
"Considering that two Eagle-class ships have just been sold to the Kingdom of Iraq, the layout of the Royal Navy from Gibraltar to Xiangjiang can only be said to be unsatisfactory." Alan Wilson came up with the prepared words, "Eight to nine aircraft carriers
, can safeguard the current global interests of the UK. Didn’t the Prime Minister say during this election that we should resolutely defend the dignity of the UK as a major power and strengthen its military?”
"Isn't there a centaur that can be used?" Mrs. Thatcher said to herself, I was just talking casually, why did you take it seriously?
"The centaur cannot be used for a long time, and there is also the size of the British Royal Navy. It has been discussed a long time ago that it must be maintained in a way that reaches a standard. This standard is the strength of the Royal Navy plus the Red Navy.
Should be larger than the U.S. Navy."
When Alan Wilson said this, he looked at Mrs. Thatcher's shocked expression and said, "Of course, you don't know. You were the chairman of the campus conservative party at that time, and you were far from the level of discussion."
"I am the Prime Minister now." Mrs. Thatcher was like a fighting cock, reacting obviously to the exclusive vocabulary of the campus conservative chairman. After so many years, she kept mentioning it again and again, as if she had no temper.
Don’t you dare to remove the Cabinet Secretary-General?
The truth is this. Alan Wilson still explained his reasons, "The British Empire started from its position of strength and became a firm ally with the United States. Once it does not have its position of strength, it is just a follower. It is dangerous to be an enemy of the United States. It is dangerous to be an enemy of the United States."
The friends of the United States are fatal. This is what Kissinger said. You see, the French do not listen to the United States, and the United States has always tolerated it, so sometimes they follow too closely and waste their united front value. This is not consistent.
British interests."
"And Prime Minister, you will soon see how the United States will treat its allies. I think Germany and Japan are quite dangerous. There are a large number of U.S. troops in these two countries, and they are essentially incapable of resisting the United States. You can't
Do you think a Latin American country is enough to replenish the blood of the United States? It’s simply not enough.”
If you compare Germany and Japan, the two countries were evenly matched during the Cold War. After the end of the Cold War, Germany had more freedom than Japan. Because after the Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Germany withdrew, the Germans moved their capital from Bonn to Berlin, and the Soviet War Zone
There are no US military bases, so Germany still has some breathing room.
Although it is not the same, it just gives a little more breathing space. In essence, as long as the US military exerts a little more force, Germany will still have to listen to the Americans.
Take the deployment of Pershing missiles and the negotiations on nuclear disarmament as an example. German Chancellor Kohl firmly opposed Reagan's intensification of the situation in Europe and wanted to peacefully coexist with the Soviet Union. Is opposition useful?
Alan Wilson used Cole's firm opposition and then agreed with the United States' view to explain to Mrs. Thatcher, "Essentially, Germany is really not much different from a colony, and the same is true for Japan. Now that the U.S. economy has problems, this
The two countries are the best targets. How about a bet between the Prime Minister and I: within three years, the United States will definitely allow these two countries to gain excessive economic benefits and alleviate the problems in the U.S. economy."
"If I win, I will remove you from your post." Mrs. Thatcher stared into the man's eyes angrily, "Are you going to act like you accept it happily?"
"It's not good to be too confident. What if I win?" Alan Wilson also responded angrily, "When I need it, you should give in three times, just like Aladdin's magic lamp. Okay, communication network
The construction plan and the aircraft carrier construction plan are two of them, and I will think about the remaining one."
Right-wing politicians are currently in power in the four countries of Britain, the United States, France and Germany, and they are all committed to the unity and strength of the Western Alliance in their own way.
President Reagan seems determined to seek re-election. If he is also elected, all four major Western leaders will come to power in the critical years to come. No matter how different they are on the economic front, they all share a common philosophy.
Compared with the free world, looking at the Soviet Union with its enemy in Moscow, this is in sharp contrast to decades later. Not to mention the leaders of Germany and France, the British female prime minister and the Sleeping King are obviously
He is not a candidate on the political spectrum, and he may be a friend in the trenches with Wang Qi.
Alan Wilson still has things to do. This is a time for Mrs. Thatcher to be happy, accept congratulations from leaders of other countries, and make counterattacks.
If she wins, she will counter-attack, and if she loses, she will hold grudges. Thatcher will not forget that many of her previous disloyal cabinet ministers, especially the cabinet secretary-general who supported her, are unreliable.
Frances Pym has successively held prominent official positions such as Conservative Party Governor-General, Northern Ireland Secretary, Defense Secretary, Speaker of the House of Lords and Foreign Secretary.
On the day after the election, Prime Minister Thatcher said to him straight to the point: "Frances, I need a new Foreign Secretary." In this way, Pym was dismissed from the post of Foreign Secretary and was helplessly kicked out.
On the backbench in name only.
William Whitelaw, the deputy leader of the Conservative Party and a veteran of the Prime Minister's administration, was given up as Home Secretary and became Speaker of the House of Lords. His vacancy was replaced by a young man.