Chapter 1316 Nationalization of Water Supply System

"Dear, how about this Prime Minister." Anna, who was fiddling with the situation, spoke first, the blush on her face had not faded, and she looked serious, as if she was talking nonsense.

"Fortunately, no matter which party comes to power, Whitehall must cooperate with them." After saying this, Alan Wilson was actually thinking about the contradiction between the policies of the previous government and the Labor Party. Consensus politics is indeed the consensus between the two parties after the war, but the Conservative Party is still the Conservative Party after all, and there must be differences between the two parties.

Why both the Labor Party and the Conservative Party were cautious in governing after the war was because in addition to general elections, there was also something called a by-election. Once the ruling party is unable to widen its lead, its precarious position will easily be pulled down by by-elections.

"Perhaps he has learned a lot of socialist party governance experience from various countries. Isn't the leader of the Labor Party the vice president of the Socialist International?" Bokina saw that the man with the same status as her husband seemed to have an empty mind, so she took the initiative to say, "No Know how Washington views his coming to power."

"I don't know. There are both positive and negative news." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly. What he said when he was in opposition was completely different from what he said when he was in power.

Coupled with the issue of the Second International nature of the Labor Party, Harold Wilson once repeatedly stated that he wanted to "maintain a strong relationship with the United States", so that in some aspects of foreign policy, the Labor Party's attitude may be closer to the views of the United States. He proposed some specific plans several times, advocating that the West seek real cooperation with the Soviet Union.

However, judging from the rumors that some British troops wanted to overthrow Harold Wilson in the late period of his administration, it seems that the United States and Britain were already dissatisfied with his and the Soviet Union's détente policy.

But one thing is certain. When the Labor Party was in opposition, Harold Wilson claimed to nationalize coal and iron. Once he came to power, this election promise would most likely be fulfilled. It can be expected that the nationalization of coal and steel will be Harold Wilson's first goal after taking office.

Alan Wilson thinks this kind of move is okay. After all, because of his previous life, he is not averse to nationalizing some industries. Coal and iron are all extremely important industries to the country. By the way, there is also the nationalization of water supply. I almost forgot. The Mountbatten Group is engaged in all of these industries and has all the relevant talents.

But what about the quality of coal and iron ore in the UK? I can only say that everyone who understands understands that this is an era of globalization. The quality of iron ore in the UK is no less than that of a large country, and the quality of coal mines is ranked high in Europe but is nothing in the world? Only with the nationalization of the water supply system can we see no difficulties.

While the supreme authority was talking to the two dragoons, the Conservative government Prime Minister Eden, who was not mentally prepared to lose the election, submitted his resignation to the Queen. Subsequently, the Queen summoned the Labor leader Harold Wilson and appointed him as the Prime Minister of the Labor government.

Wilson later appointed a number of important cabinet ministers, including First Secretary of State and Economic Secretary George Brown; Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker; Defense Secretary Denis Healey; Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan and the Leader of the House of Commons Herbert Bowden.

Harold Wilson was happy at this time. Of course, he didn't know that he had been in power for more than a year later than ever before. He was preparing to take over No. 10 Downing Street. Make your own contribution to British history.

When Harold Wilson arrived at No. 10 Downing Street the next day, Alan Wilson was already waiting there to pay his respects to the new Prime Minister.

"Alan, it's been a long time." Harold Wilson laughed heartily, very happy to see a familiar face. The two had worked together in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All impressed with each other.

Alan Wilson nodded with a smile. It will take some time to see the impact of Eden's overturn on the Conservative Party. The most important thing now is to welcome the arrival of the new prime minister. Clearly, Harold Wilson, now prime minister for the first time, couldn't wait.

The cards for early elections are not guaranteed.

Aiden obviously lost this time, and in the memory of Alan Wilson's mind, it is not without similar examples.

Compared with normal elections, early elections are more like a political gamble and full of uncertainty. Although the ruling party won four out of six elections, including a landslide victory by the "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher. But at the same time, there are also examples of early elections that have gone wrong. For example, British Prime Minister Edward Heath lost his bet. During the national campaign, the Conservative Prime Minister asked voters: "Who is ruling the United Kingdom?" Voters gave him the opposite vote in the subsequent vote. The answer was to send Labour's Harold Wilson to No. 10 Downing Street.

Eden was clearly among the losers this time. He thought he could consolidate the Conservative Party's position by mediating the India-Pakistan war, but he didn't expect voters to reject this idea.

"Dear Cabinet Secretary, please introduce yourself. I am the Political Secretary to the Prime Minister." A short-haired woman next to Harold Wilson stretched out her hand to say hello and introduced herself as Maria Falconde, the leader of the Labor Party. Political Secretary.

"Oh, hello, my admirable lady." Alan Wilson greeted the party secretary in a friendly manner without seeing anyone else. He didn't like such a person, but there was nothing he could do about it, it was tradition.

However, the political secretary has no power. Major matters are naturally the power of the cabinet, and daily decision-making power is in the hands of Whitehall. It does not seem to be particularly troublesome.

"Alan, there are still many places for you to help, and I don't have much experience." Harold Wilson took the initiative to speak. To be honest, the current Labor Party is completely different from the Attlee period. The Labor Party has also completed a new generation. The person with experience in governing is Harold Wilson, the current leader of the Labor Party and a former Foreign Secretary.

Therefore, Harold Wilson, after leaving the center of power for so many years, naturally expressed friendship with his former permanent secretary and now cabinet secretary.

Obviously, now the Labor Party needs to get familiar with the environment before it implements its grand blueprint. Alan Wilson immediately said that Whitehall will resolutely implement all instructions from the cabinet. Of course, he will first set aside time for the prime minister's team to formulate policies. This gap Among other things, he decided to comfort his Conservative friends, such as Margaret Thatcher.

Then I waited for Hepburn to see what major political strategies the Labor government would come up with. Hepburn was very surprised, "The government has changed, and you don't seem to be in a hurry at all?"

"What are you anxious about, fulfilling your campaign promises? Isn't it just a matter of nationalization? What may also be a threat is military spending. But in the current environment, I believe the Prime Minister will not take action on military spending. I am not saying that it is completely impossible, it is just a possibility. Not big." Alan Wilson leaned back tactically, and his palms were already placed on Qiu Hua's shoulders from Hepburn's back.

"As long as you think it's okay." Hepburn could see that the man's mood was definitely not as relaxed as it seemed, so he took the initiative to kiss the man, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Originally, there were some, but as Audrey said, it means not at all." Alan Wilson got carried away. As a man, he always wanted to prove something in front of women.

He smiled lazily, moving his head only an inch so that their lips could touch, and the laughter melted like sugar in water, leaving only a cold sweetness in his veins. The emptiness and loneliness have also disappeared. Hepburn blindly put one hand around the man's neck, trying to capture the pleasure that spread all over the body like a waterfall of gauze. Leaning helplessly on him, her body was trembling.

As if wrapped in a magic web, he felt that his reason and thoughts were directed towards this man, until Alan Wilson became the center point of his existence. The man's hands moved over her delicate body, and every touch was full of tenderness and love, like a miracle. Search her body for its secrets.

A few days later, the Labor government got over its initial confusion and began to officially operate. With the great Harold Wilson as its core, the Labor government decided to implement its own governance philosophy.

As Cabinet Secretary, Alan Wilson was called to the Prime Minister's Office. Not surprisingly, the topic revolved around the second round of nationalized industries. In post-war economic theory, government intervention was not a mistake, and the Labor Party especially believed in this. a little.

Harold Wilson elaborated on the idea of ​​nationalizing coal, iron and water systems, and then asked Alan Wilson what he thought about this, "It would be good for the economy. Economic theory supports this."

"I don't know, Prime Minister." Alan Wilson said to himself that he had always regarded economic theory as nonsense. He hesitated and said, "But, we are taking care of the local water supply system in Malaya. We have similar talents. , In this way, the coal and iron industry is a very important industry. No one denies this, but the water supply system involves thousands of households, so it is actually more important. Dear Prime Minister, how about we start with the water supply system. Of course, the Ministry of Finance Colleagues have always been hostile to nationalized fiscal expenditures. Once excessive expenditures are made on nationalized industries, this may affect all aspects and harm British interests."

If the Prime Minister insisted on this, Alan Wilson would recall the Malayan water system officials to work on this livelihood project to help the Labor government fulfill its election promises.

"That's great, Allen. I thought there were difficulties at first." Harold Wilson did not expect the communication to be so smooth. He also agreed with the supreme authority that people's livelihood projects are indeed extremely important and should be started first.

"Of course there are difficulties. We never avoid difficulties." Alan Wilson replied with a smile. Not only does he not avoid difficulties, he also takes the initiative to create difficulties when there are no difficulties.