Since Mrs. Thatcher said that although Britain and the United States advocate the same interests, she will never sacrifice British interests, then this matter is simple.
To prove where Britain's interests lie, theoretically they are in the United States, but in fact they are in Europe. This mainly depends on whether the friendship of the upper class is more important, or whether the lives of 50 million British citizens are more important.
Even if the special relationship between Britain and the United States is true, the more than 50 million British citizens cannot be fully satisfied. The vast majority of citizens still have to continue to live in the UK. Just understand this.
The first heavyweight figure jumped out immediately. Federal German Chancellor Cole deeply agreed with Heseltine's proposition because he had a good record of working with the British Defense Minister.
No one will underestimate Germany's economic strength, not to mention that Germany's military strength in the Cold War was also very prominent and it was an important ground force in the free world.
The 500,000 German Wehrmacht also gave Cole the volume to speak loudly. One heavyweight figure was enough. Alan Wilson did not want to use this to shape the public opinion of all European countries against the United Kingdom. In Cole, he served the interests of Europe.
When speaking out, Norman Tebbit, chairman of the Conservative Party and chief public relations officer of the Conservative Party, expressed support for Heseltine.
Norman Tebbit's statement represents some voices within the Conservative Party. The Atlantic faction is not the only one in the Conservative Party. The European faction also has a loud voice.
Seeing this, Alan Wilson couldn't help but think of a series of later British politicians such as Card Zhongtang and Bao Zhongtang. Although they were all Conservatives, they obviously had different tendencies. Was it also the Atlantic and European factions in later generations?
Fight?
Just when he was thinking this, there was a call from No. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister's private secretary informed Alan Wilson that Mrs. Thatcher was ready to have a chat with him. It had only been a few days.
"I finally discovered that Mrs. Wilson had formed an extensive business alliance in Europe." As the prime minister of a country, Mrs. Thatcher must have had information channels to clarify the matter. Judging from the results of the investigation on this matter alone,
, she admitted that the energy of the richest woman is really extraordinary.
"Where this is, I don't understand the commercial issues." Alan Wilson said with a confused look. "As for the political issues, I might understand. The Labor Party should be questioning you again soon."
"As the Secretary-General of the Whitehall Cabinet, isn't it wrong to be in the same position as the opposition party?" Mrs. Thatcher said while opening the distance between the two. The province was facing a dispute of words.
In this situation, men are likely to push their limits.
"Huh? Labor MPs are also British citizens. Party issues have nothing to do with Whitehall. I will never oppose the government with the opposition party, but in terms of personal relations, Whitehall has always maintained equality with the two parties." Alan Wilson said very
Sincere answer, "Labor members must believe that the interests of the United Kingdom are greater than the interests of the United States. Now the Prime Minister should think about how to answer the question in the House of Commons."
Even before the Labor Party's attack had begun, the mere words of German Chancellor Cole and Conservative Party Chairman Norman Tebbit had already made Mrs. Thatcher feel the pressure.
Mrs. Thatcher turned around and forgot about the incident where she casually asked Alan Wilson to prove Britain's interests and Europe's attitude. What she can remember now is that the Cabinet Secretary was demonstrating to her.
Faced with this accusation, Alan Wilson looked disgusted and retorted directly, "It's simply unreasonable. It was you who asked me to release the news and see how Europe expressed its position."
"Even if I agree, are you not wrong at all?" Mrs. Thatcher waved the Queen's Fist directly, with the slightest coercion, and her movements changed color.
"No." Alan Wilson answered resolutely. This was just a joke. He would not do this. No woman of the same status as his wife has ever wanted both in front of him, let alone the Prime Minister. "I
I am not a cabinet minister, so I will not accept this kind of shirk of responsibility."
Mrs. Thatcher should think about how to respond to the inquiry from the House of Commons. It is absolutely unjustifiable for Britain to lose important assets like this. After all, the conditions of the two plans are too different.
So far, even British citizens with low math skills can still see the difference.
Soon, members of the House of Commons were very angry and organized a committee of inquiry. In order to collect relevant information, the committee of inquiry also obtained relevant documents from Westland Company, including Britten's relationship with the directors of Westland Company.
A memorandum to Prime Minister Thatcher regarding the meeting with Sir John Cuckney.
Mrs. Thatcher would definitely not admit that she was wrong. This was a non-existent option. Alan Wilson went to Heseltine to get closer. After all, the important ministers of the Conservative Party tended to be European, which was very suitable for the hoe.
The strong helps the weak, the standard of offshore balance.
Heseltine is a supporter of the Tory reform faction within the Conservative Party. The Tories are the predecessor of the Conservative Party and evolved from the Royalist Party. Alan Wilson feels that the two still have something in common.
While Mrs. Thatcher battled wits with her opponents in the House of Commons, the two discussed whether Britain's foreign policy should focus on Europe or its relationship with the United States.
"Britain's geographical location in Europe cannot be changed. Europe is also the UK's largest market." Heseltine replied without thinking, "Even if we value our relationship with the United States, we cannot alienate Europe, let alone this."
A one-time plan cannot convince anyone."
"With such a defense minister, we can trust the important role of the British defense force in national security." Alan Wilson praised, "I believe that even the royal family must think so."
In terms of ideological substance and political views, Mrs. Thatcher clearly leaned towards the Atlantic school, and even more clearly than any post-war Conservative leader, she emphasized the importance of the special relationship between Britain and the United States to Britain and Western Europe.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing Heseltine's words, Alan Wilson smiled and shook his head and said, "There is no way, there is indeed a group of people in the Conservative Party, we can't get rid of them, right?
That was a colonial approach."
While the two were talking, Mrs Thatcher had already set the tone for the acquisition in the House of Commons, saying, "We have to recognize that whether it's a car, a frigate or a helicopter, the stakes involved are not just with one company.
Relevant. This is related to the national interests of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party will immediately make adjustments to the mistakes made in this matter."
Even at this time, Mrs. Thatcher could not admit her mistakes. If she had to admit it, it would be the mistakes of some Conservative ministers.
"The prime minister is so petty, my minister, you may not be far away from leaving the cabinet." Alan Wilson told the truth. Some pro-Labor voices believe that Mrs. Thatcher is a de facto dictator and has never been
She doesn't listen to public opinion. And if someone disobeys her, they will be punished in the future.
According to Alan Wilson, this kind of evaluation is a fact. In the past few years, the Conservative Party cabinet has changed several times, and many of the Conservative Party's key figures have been marginalized.
Perhaps someone with a governing style like Margaret Thatcher would bring instability to the governing team. She would like to replace the ministers she was not optimistic about, but always had trouble with the ministers she was optimistic about.
"Secretary-General, I actually have a question. You seem to have had many conflicts with the Prime Minister, but now you are safe and sound?" Heseltine didn't mean anything else, and he didn't want to deflect the topic, but he had indeed heard about the Ten Downing Street Ten.
It's a mom-and-pop store thing.
"I am a civil servant, and I am not in the same system as the Prime Minister." Alan Wilson also knew that this question was not trivial, and answered in an unquestionable tone.
At this point, the future of Westland Company has been determined, a united Europe has achieved final victory, and the somewhat guilty Alan Wilson will not appear in front of the Prime Minister for several days, unless he has something to ease the relationship.
, but he didn’t keep waiting too long, here he comes...
The United States and the Soviet Union exchanged New Year's greetings as a New Year's icebreaker. The system that was originally like two parallel worlds seemed to have turned a new page. Moscow is showing its changes, which is also the case with London, which is constantly throwing out bait.
Relatedly, the ultimate goal is of course to hope for the emergence of an intermediate-range missile treaty.
Although Tutou did not take the initiative to make any big moves, it still sent a senior Soviet official to express goodwill to the free world. This person was Tutou's newly promoted confidant, the head of the Soviet propaganda department, Yakovlev, and Alan Wilson.
People who value appearance very much, but they don’t dare to compliment this person’s image. If they don’t look good, they still make publicity? If they don’t look trustworthy, who will believe you?
Later, Yakovlev was the vice chairman of the Tutou Foundation. After he became the head of the propaganda department, his work was to criticize the Soviet Union from top to bottom, criticize it, and then step on it.
Ten thousand feet will prevent him from turning over forever.
To be fair, he did a very good job, and it wouldn't be better if he was replaced by Brzezinski.
"It's not easy for the Cabinet Secretary to still come to No. 10 Downing Street." Mrs. Thatcher's words were full of vitriol. The questioning in the House of Commons had not long passed, and the Prime Minister had not been so forgetful.
"It's hard for me to come here often. The Prime Minister is a woman after all." Speaking of this, Alan Wilson immediately added, "I said this in a very neutral and objective manner. I definitely did not mean to look down on women. I like women the most.
My wife is a woman, and the Prime Minister has known it for a long time."
After the questioning, during the ice-breaking trip to improve the relationship with the Prime Minister, Alan Wilson directly took out the diplomatic documents regarding Yakovlev's visit. Mrs. Thatcher took a look at it and asked the Cabinet Secretary-General about this person's personal image.
After reaching a consensus, he said, "This doesn't mean anything."
"The leader of the propaganda department has such an image. Doesn't that explain the problem?" Alan Wilson pointed at Yakovlev's face and said, "This just proves that our enemy's level is not high."
Mrs. Thatcher was in awe and looked at Yakovlev's photo. She had never felt that Alan Wilson's words were so reasonable.