Looking at the old Chernenko, Mrs. Thatcher knew that if she wanted to deal with the Soviet Union for a long time, she might have to look at who the next generation of Soviet leaders would be. Looking around, there was a loser with a map on his head.
Come into view.
After Alan Wilson completed the inspection, he appeared in front of Mrs. Thatcher and Bush Sr. with ice cream, leaving the two attending British and American leaders confused.
"Sir, we are on an official visit." Mrs. Thatcher glanced at the flexible tongue of the Cabinet Secretary and said seriously.
"Isn't this a serious inspection?" Alan Wilson held up the ice cream and replied in the same serious manner, "The purpose of this visit is to personally find the Soviet Union's weaknesses."
"Then I wonder what weaknesses Sir Alex discovered about the Soviet Union." Bush joked. This head of the British civil service is really an interesting person.
"There is only one flavor of ice cream in the Soviet Union, which is a big gain." As a frugal person, Alan Wilson still did not waste the ice cream he bought by exchanging rubles. "There are too few choices. It may be done in the planned economy."
It can greatly save tedious work, but it leaves the public with no choice. Although adding various additives to ice cream is not a clever way, from the purpose of deception, the perception is completely different. Also, the ice cream is too cheap
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"I don't know what the real exchange rate of the ruble is now. Which one is lower when converted into U.S. dollars or American ice cream, but my intuitive feeling is that it is cheaper than British products. As a cold zone country, the Soviet Union kept food costs so low. It is not
a good idea."
Not only was Mrs. Thatcher unconvinced, she even felt that the Cabinet Secretary in front of her was trying to slander Britain. Did he mean that prices in Britain were too high?
This meaning is definitely there, but Alan Wilson's main purpose is to seek truth from facts and unilaterally explain his own opinions. If the Prime Minister feels that he is slandering her, then why not reflect on it? Is there a governance error in some aspects?
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Mrs. Thatcher still told Bush Sr. her gains from a macro perspective, "I think that among the current top leaders of the Soviet Union, the two younger members will be the future leaders of the Soviet Union."
When Bush Sr. was about to say something, Alan Wilson spoke first, "This is just like Mr. Bush running for president in the future. It is a very high probability, and it can be considered a big gain?"
"Sir, it's hard to say what's going to happen in the future." It's not like Bush Sr. didn't mean this, but he is now the vice president, and when President Reagan's approval rating is still so high, he can't say he has this idea.
Later, when there were only two people left, Alan Wilson asked Mrs. Thatcher who she was talking about. When he heard that it was Map Head, the contempt in his eyes flashed but he did not speak.
In fact, until the moment when the Soviet Union collapsed, as an enemy for decades, the free world could not believe that there were such idiots in the world. In a few years, the situation took a turn for the worse. Although the British Empire after the war
The collapse was complete, but it took more than 20 years of struggle before surrendering in the 1970s.
"What are you thinking about? Do you know that young committee member?" Mrs. Thatcher asked curiously when she saw Alan Wilson was silent.
"I don't know. Could you please ask Chernenko if he knows the mayor of Birmingham?" Alan Wilson paused and changed the topic, "I can't possibly know the previous campus conservative chairmen, can I?"
"You?" Mrs. Thatcher was anxious for a moment, but she didn't do anything concrete yet. Alan Wilson's cold eyes swept over her, making the famous Iron Lady confused.
Wushang authority put his hands in his pockets, thought for a moment and turned to the female prime minister, saying, "At present, some economists believe that the Soviet Union has encountered temporary difficulties, and we also have temporary difficulties. It depends on which of us can overcome it first."
Temporary difficulties can give us an advantage in the subsequent confrontation."
"I will definitely defeat the unions and revitalize Britain's economic vitality." Mrs. Thatcher's tone did not sound like she was giving an order, but as if she was trying to convince the man in front of her to believe in herself.
"There is a size gap between the United Kingdom and the United States and the Soviet Union. This gap cannot be made up under normal circumstances."
Alan Wilson narrates in a neutral tone, unless the result of the Soviet Union's surrender is that the United States will remain on one side and surrender to the United Kingdom alone, and the United Kingdom will integrate the Soviet Union's physical power?
Thinking of this, a thoughtful look flashed in Alan Wilson's eyes. Who said it couldn't be done? His son with the Cultural Czar is now the director of the General Administration.
Maybe it can play a key role at a critical moment. At this time, the emperor is just a small counter-revolutionary worker in the literal sense, and his eldest son is already a senior security cadre.
Compared with his eldest son, what kind of young man is Tutou, who is already in his early fifties? The real young man is the son of the cultural tsar. Can’t the son of the tsar be a leader? Who says not?
After attending Andropov's funeral, Mrs. Thatcher apparently lost her temper because of the cold look from the Cabinet Secretary, and did not say a word on the return plane.
"I am not Mr. Thatcher. In principle, I should not bear the cold violence of a woman." Alan Wilson accused, "As a prime minister, you are very unprofessional."
"You have never regarded me as Prime Minister. You don't respect me." Mrs. Thatcher complained endlessly. "You also arranged for my son Mark to participate in arms sales with Saudi Arabia."
"What's wrong? Doesn't a man need wealth to prove his excellence? I treat him as my own son. Except for my two sons, I have never been so kind to the crown prince." Alan Wilson meant it.
He opened his mouth with the same yin and yang, "If it weren't for your cold attitude towards me, we wouldn't have reached the result we have today."
Is it my fault? Mrs. Thatcher looked indignant. Don’t you have no responsibility at all for getting to this day? It can be done naturally, but you have to get on the bus first, and you have no sincerity afterwards.
Just when an old incident was about to be revealed to the world, the control tower at London International Airport caused the two mainstays of the United Kingdom and the pillars of the country to brake at the critical point. They did not continue to argue about who should take the initiative to bow their heads.
After getting off the plane, Alan Wilson took the initiative and said, "I want to talk to the coal union. If we can defuse the discussion about the strike and make the strike invisible without a well-known confrontation, that would be great. But coal
If the union doesn’t appreciate it, then it’s our fault.”
"Of course that's the best." Mrs. Thatcher rarely said with such feminine charm, "No matter what, strikes are harmful to the country. If there is really no other way, we must let the coal unions understand from the beginning that they
It’s absolutely impossible to win.”
To be honest, the government's purpose is not to retain the almost unprofitable mining industry, of which coal is just a representative.
Full preparations have been made for this, and with the cooperation with Saudi Arabia on energy, the possibility of the coal union's victory is almost non-existent. It lost to Mrs. Thatcher in history, and it is even less likely to win against the mom-and-pop shop now.
According to a reliable MI5 source lurking in the headquarters of the Coal Union, the Coal Union is expected to go on strike in March. After Alan Wilson returned to London, he began to contact the Coal Union to express one last goodwill gesture on behalf of the government.
The strike that started playing cards cannot be stopped, and the government can also use this to show that it has done its utmost to be benevolent.
Coal miners' union leader Arthur Scargill was invited to discuss with Cabinet Secretary Alan Wilson the pros and cons of the mining industry for the country. The entire conversation was followed and reported by the BBC.
At the same time, Mrs. Thatcher was faced with another matter. The news that the former Minister of Industry's criminal behavior was accepted by the London Police Department was regarded by the Prime Minister as contempt for herself. It is not ruled out that some people hope to crack down on her.
loyal supporter, giving her the possibility of embarrassment.
From Arthur Scargill's perspective, the Thatcher government was full of malicious intentions. Last year, in view of the fact that 20 of the 175 coal mines in the country not only had no economic benefits, but also cost the government huge investment,
The losses were severe, so we decided to close them.
The closure of these mines has involved the unemployment of about 20,000 miners. Although the government stated that these miners will be properly resettled, there has been no follow-up action by the government since then.
The promise was made well, but it was not done in the end. Alan Wilson knew that this was also the norm. During the privatization process, Mrs. Thatcher did have some intention of killing it and not burying it. She ended up using the saved public expenditure as unemployment benefits.
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"First of all, I would like to express my sincere admiration for Mr. Arthur's concern for the unemployed miners. My admiration is absolutely sincere. The miners just want to have a job, not just to do nothing while receiving unemployment benefits. The UK is lucky to have such workers.
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Alan Wilson slowed down his attitude, and then changed the topic, "But the government also has its own considerations in banning coal mines. Overall, this is a big deal."
Once upon a time, Alan Wilson, a bastard, hated the remarks of the Big Chess Party, but in this position, he must also adopt this statement.
"Does the Cabinet Secretary want to talk about the service industry that the Prime Minister mentioned?" Arthur Scargill asked with a sneer, obviously not interested in the so-called service industry.
"Of course not, but the reconstruction and upgrading of the manufacturing industry." Alan Wilson straightened his back and said, "In communication network construction and high-end manufacturing, workers are not just miners. Workers in other industries are not only more dignified, but also more professional."
Generous returns. Looking at the working environment of coal miners, no matter what methods we use to protect it, the working environment of coal mines is dangerous.”