Chapter 525 Whose Throne?

Recommended reading for all book friends: Chapter 525 of the British Civil Servant Text Volume: Whose Throne? (..)

In the past three hundred years, the best era for British citizens is undoubtedly now. Although Britain's international influence is slowly declining, the existing colonies are still vast, and the Labor Party has also established basic welfare policies and medical security.

At this time, the colony was still large, British citizenship was guaranteed, and Attlee's tenure was more successful than it would have been in history. European countries still have their own problems, but for the UK today, the situation can be said to be very good.

Of course Alan Wilson also talked to his fiancée about this election, with supporters from both sides.

"Most people in Old England still support the Conservative Party, and the voice of the aristocracy is actually not very important. All major families are now transferring their property abroad, with many destinations, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia. However, since Newfoundland's tax reform After the adjustment, the destination has been unified a lot, and a lot of funds are linked to companies in Newfoundland." Pamela Mountbatten glanced at Alan Wilson approvingly when she said this, "This is also thanks to you, my dear."

After the war, the Conservative Party still relied heavily on the support of the Old Englanders. These so-called Old Englanders generally came from the relatively wealthy southern England, and were mainly people living in the countryside. They generally had more conservative ideas and more 'traditional' political demands. More like a gentleman and an aristocrat. The stereotype of a British gentleman in general countries is an image of a southern British gentleman wearing a formal suit, a top hat, a cane, and an umbrella.

"I'm helping myself. Don't say these words in our relationship. I'm willing to bear the burden for you!" Alan Wilson said nonchalantly, "But generally speaking, I admit that what you said is right. .But who doesn’t like benefits?”

The Labor Party's welfare policy originated from "Social Insurance and Related Services" and was widely accepted by British citizens before the end of World War II. However, the welfare policy from cradle to grave described in this article "Social Insurance and Related Services" One of the most impressive visions of the future is one in which every British citizen can eat white bread.

The so-called cradle-to-grave welfare could have been envisioned in 1949. Alan Wilson feels that this is similar to the Liberation War’s claim that every Chinese should have enough to eat.

So the welfare of this welfare state is not a big deal at the moment. Isn’t he talking about it? It’s Newfoundland!

It can be said that some holes cannot be closed once they are opened. Once Newfoundland gets used to the current influx of hot money, no one can make Newfoundland raise taxes except the Newfoundland Parliament itself. Because Newfoundland is determined to have this bowl of rice.

Even the British cabinet has no right to order Newfoundland to do anything. It is a crown territory. Just like the British Labor Party cannot order the Australian Labor Party to do anything, the British Parliament cannot order the Newfoundland Parliament to do anything.

Unless the British sent the Royal Navy to blow up Newfoundland, it would be useless even to force Newfoundland to become independent. Even if Newfoundland is kicked out, it will still retain its status as a tax haven. It does not matter whether it is independent or not. Newfoundlanders have already enjoyed the benefits.

The people of Old England, including the aristocracy, were indeed supporters of the Conservative Party before, but will the most influential aristocracy among the Old Englanders be as supportive as before after they have a window to breathe in Newfoundland? For the Conservatives, it's hard to say.

And it can be seen from the first post-war election that the British are not opposed to nationalization. The event that really made the British question liberal capitalism was the world economic crisis that broke out in the 1930s, which was the Great Depression in the United States. .

During the World War, all activities in Britain were carried out in an orderly manner under the arrangements of the country. Although the war severely damaged the economy, prices were very stable; despite the shortage of materials, there were few cases of hunger.

Therefore, the Labor Party's coming to power is definitely not an accident as people think. It definitely makes sense.

After New Year’s Day, the warm-up for the general election has actually begun.

Unlike the United States, the British general election can be noisy almost a year in advance, but the entire month before the February general election, the election atmosphere is still very strong.

Groups supporting the Conservative Party and the Labor Party can always be seen gathering on the streets of London. When Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten were shopping, they stopped for a moment next to the Conservative Party rally and listened to what was going on.

The two held hands and listened for a while, but did not hear the Conservative Party attacking the Labor Party's nationalization policy. Alan Wilson whispered to his fiancée, "Now it seems that the Conservative Party has learned the lesson."

"Perhaps the failure of the last general election gave the Conservative Party a wake-up call." Pamela Mountbatten smiled. "It seems that Mr. Churchill should have great expectations for regaining the position of prime minister in this election."

"Maybe!" Alan Wilson couldn't help laughing. Looking at Churchill's political experience, it is difficult to say what his political philosophy is. If you have to sum it up, Churchill will support whatever the voters support.

The British welfare policy was initiated by the Labor Party, but the Conservative Party did not abolish it after coming back to power. They also worked hard on welfare policy, just like the welfare society started by the Conservative Party.

Just like the Toshiba incident, Nichibuki portrayed Japanese machine tool technology as invincible. However, many people did not know that the machine tools purchased in the same batch actually included French machine tools. At the same time, the Soviet industry included numerous high-end machine tools produced in European countries.

In the end, Britain, France, Germany, and Sweden were all fine. Only Japan's Toshiba Corporation was severely punished by the United States. This was simply the United States looking for a reason to punish Japan, and it had nothing to do with Japan's machine tool technology. Even if Japan exports a screwdriver, Americans will punish it if they see it. Japan's celebration of the Toshiba incident is similar to the conservative party's shouting about welfare.

The two continued to wander, and stopped next to a Labor Party rally to listen to the speeches of Labor Party members. The speeches were mainly divided into two parts. The first part was what Prime Minister Attlee emphasized in his last general election speech in 1945, "social Communism of Great Britain!"

The second part is very familiar to Alan Wilson, "Make British Great Again!"

"Hey!" Alan Wilson sighed. He was very interested in the content of how to make Britain great again, and stayed a little longer.

"Dear, do you believe it or not, I came up with this slogan first!" Alan Wilson lowered his voice.

"Is it true?" Pamela Mountbatten covered her mouth and asked curiously, "This slogan is famous and has a huge support rate."

"This starts from the last joke I had with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin." Alan Wilson motioned to Pamela Mountbatten to follow him. There were so many Labor supporters nearby that it was difficult to be heard. Oh no.

"It's so interesting, Margaret won't believe it." Pamela Mountbatten covered her mouth and snickered, before returning to the car and speaking louder.

"Ah? That idiot!" Alan Wilson held his forehead, not thinking this was a good thing.

"Ellen, she is much more honest now. She is no longer hostile to you. Sometimes she even listens to your affairs with interest." Pamela Mountbatten took the opportunity to mediate the relationship between the two. So she is also the king's daughter, the crown prince's sister, and has a very high status in the royal family.

Although the two are unlikely to have daily conflicts, it is always impossible to avoid meeting, and it is better to maintain a harmonious relationship.

Although the election atmosphere has been heated up. This election has been described by the Labor Party as an election about whether Britain will be great in the future. It has become a topic of discussion among British citizens on radio, newspapers and various gatherings. However, Alan Wilson is still constantly talking about Running around.

The Foreign Office, Commonwealth Office, Colonial Office and the original Indian Affairs Department were in the same block. After the Indian Affairs Department was abolished, the other three departments were moved directly to the same building, but on different floors.

On this day, he was in the Colonial Department, discussing with his colleagues who he was more optimistic about in the general election, and received a guest from afar. The guest's name was Charles Brooke. At this time, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building with half a million pounds in cash he had obtained from Pamela Mountbatten.

Alan Wilson happened to be on the floor of the Colonial Office, so he naturally helped and started sharing the work. We are all civil servants in Whitehall, so we should help each other, not to mention that the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office and the Commonwealth Office are all one family.

After learning that Charles Brooke's purpose was to buy back his throne, Alan Wilson and his colleagues in the Colonial Department were shocked, but after discussion, they decided to report it to the Foreign Secretary who was busy campaigning. Of course, before that, he must let The Cabinet Secretary, the Foreign Office's permanent undersecretary and the head of the Whitehall civil service, knew.

Recently, the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister are busy with the general election about whether Britain will be great in the future. After discussion, Deputy Secretary Ismay and Norman Brooke decided to write a detailed report to explain this matter to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.

The time was chosen to be submitted when Prime Minister Attlee was in a hurry to attend the party meeting. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were very busy that day. Not only did they have to attend the Labor Party meeting, they also had to rush to the constituency to give campaign speeches.

There are two things you must do to be the Prime Minister in the UK. First, your party must win. At the same time, the Prime Minister, Attlee himself, must win in his own constituency. If Attlee is defeated in his own constituency, the Prime Minister will still be the Labor Party. Prime Minister, but not Attlee.

The current deputy leader of the Labor Party, Herbert Morrison, who is at odds with Attlee, lost his constituency in the original election and had to watch Attlee lead the Labor Party until he became prime minister.

During the general election, this report that no one could read carefully was returned, and the result was logical. Three years after losing the throne of the Kingdom of Sarawak, Charles Brooke temporarily regained his throne.

Pamela Mountbatten was so delighted that she invited Charles Brooke to the reception, bringing along Alan Wilson of course.

"You are? Is it you?" After Charles Brooke saw Alan Wilson, he looked at the man and woman holding hands in front of him with a look of astonishment.

"Mr. Charles, you forgot so quickly. Without me, you might have been busy for a long time." After speaking, Alan Wilson glanced at Pamela Mountbatten, his eyes full of tenderness, "Isn't that right, my dear?"

"From an overall perspective, yes, and the specific details may still be discussed, but from an objective perspective, we can often come to the same conclusion." Pamela Mountbatten leaned on the man's shoulder and said, " I think Mr. Charles already knows this conclusion."

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