Chapter 1596 – Exclusive Interview and General Election

“According to the TV series, I should address the Cabinet Secretary as Sir.” This time Alexander, the host in charge, began the exclusive interview in a relaxed tone, “Thank you Sir for coming to the BBC in your busy schedule, I wonder how you rate our work.”

“It’s great Alexander, I’m good friends with David Attenborough, we’re both regulars at the Palaeontological Society. As you know, I’ve also made a mark in that area, and have been involved specifically in the publication of books on the subject in Commonwealth countries, and if it weren’t for a lot of things going on in Whitehall, I think I’d probably have to travel around the world from time to time. David and I have endless things to say when it comes to nature documentaries.”

Allenwell was in high spirits and endlessly praised David Attenborough, who planned, wrote and hosted the first part of the Life Trilogy, The Evolution of Life, which aired on the BBC in real time on the ground.

This is a groundbreaking work in the history of natural history documentaries, by filming typical organisms from all over the world in all geological periods.

It covers the entire course of the evolution of life on earth, and is a breakthrough in terms of special filming techniques in different field environments, program production, and the depth and breadth of its examination of the world of life.

This is not in the east to pull back, Cabinet Secretary in this regard to fool a white is easy, first of all, he really is a member of the British Palaeontological Society, and David Attenborough also really know each other, the other side of the cost of filming the documentary, is the Mountbatten Group sponsorship.

His daughter Pamela was then very helpful, and digging further down the line it came down to Margaret Thatcher’s daughter Carol.

Although the Cabinet Secretary is very professional, but this is not the concern of the melon people, Alexander even felt that the other party looks like he has seen a lot of battle, is to indicate that the BBC internal things he, the Cabinet Secretary, also know everything, and even have a friend with a higher status, so as to warn him not to ask questions.

The shaken host waited for Alan Wilson to finish talking about the nature documentary before continuing, “I’m shocked at how knowledgeable Sir is.”

“What’s there to be shocked about, compared to my invention of the mouse, it’s kind of average.”

Alan Wilson responded with a smile, “But in a few years there will be bigger surprises, by then you will know, what is called a revolution in communication above, in terms of appearance patents in cell phones, perhaps it will also allow me to have an additional income. The current project that Whitehall is pushing ahead with is the nationwide coverage of the cellular mobile phone network, and it’s unacceptable that we’re already slower than Japan in this regard.”

“Cellular telephony has been recognized by Whitehall as a new growth point, as a way of tackling unemployment by providing more skilled employment after some of the lower-end jobs have disappeared.”

“Oh, that’s great news.” Alexander was also very pleased, “I’m sure the citizens listening to the broadcast at this time will be interested in the new industry Sir Mouth is talking about.”

“It will be a communication revolution that shrinks the entire planet into a global village concept.” The uneducated and famous scholar, Cabinet Secretary Alan Wilson, at this time came up with another new concept to express his favorable view of the communications industry, while the host on the opposite side was filled with uncertainty.

Originally, it was to interview the Cabinet Secretary before the election, taking advantage of the popularity of the third season of Yes Minister to boost the ratings, but it seems to be a little off-topic.

Regarding the development of electronic communication is not the concern of ordinary people, Alexander continued to guide the core of the discussion, “In the TV series, Sir, as the secretary general of the Cabinet, is known as the most powerful person in Britain. But how does Sir feel about that. Is your presence so untouchable, it seems Sir has been the Cabinet Secretary for many years, leading Whitehall, the center of power, for many years.”

“The most powerful man in England? If I were really that powerful, the nationalization of coal mines would not have occurred, back then I was firmly against the nationalization of coal, because coal is not a scarce material and the added value is low, the disadvantages of nationalization outweigh the benefits, especially in the long run.”

Alan Wilson shook his head gravely, “As for me being elected as the cabinet secretary general, there seems to be a reason that my wife is a famous tycoon, so I personally won’t be corrupt.”

With a look of gossip on his face, Alexander was certain that this was a topic of interest to his audience, and with a goggle-eyed expression he hoped the other man would say more.

Alan Wilson did not fail to live up to that wish and with a grumbling tone said, “I am certainly not happy with that reasoning, in fact I was good friends with Ali Khan, the richest man in the world forty years ago, the then Maharaja of Hyderabad, and helped to handle a deposit for seven million pounds. In fact with friends like that, some lesser figure would hardly move me indeed.”

Seven million pounds in 1945 can still be turned into tens of millions now, and Alan Wilson used this to show his integrity while denying that he was the most powerful man in Britain, and that he was opposed to the nationalization of the coal mines, which eventually happened.

“Whitehall is just the seat of a department that carries out Cabinet policy, and in fact there is nothing I can do if the Prime Minister wants to cut the size of the civil service.”

It’s not entirely out of the question, for example, the two foundations in Whitehall are beyond the reach of the Cabinet, as it’s not just British money, but also money from elsewhere, and the government has no right to use the money in them without the other areas knowing about it.

But Alan Wilson could, he had been the administrator of Newfoundland and Malaya, and the Rhodesian speaker was still a relative of his.

When Alexander asked what he thought of the series Yes Minister, Allen Wilson was rather put out, “If I was really as powerful as I am in the show, I guess I’d have to get some mistresses anyhow, and it would be best to have stars of the stature of Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Taylor, Monroe, Hedy Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman play them, and with the Soviet spies being so good, how could they Why don’t they go after me. Hurry up and let me find my own unification value, or I’ll be jealous of Whitehall inside the TV show.”

The supreme authority expressed a half-true, half-false indictment of the injustice of fate, and the vast majority of citizens watching the interview smiled, and ultimately a few did not, such as Ms. Hepburn and Ms. Monroe, who were also tuning in, not only did not laugh but also gently scolded the man of the same status as their husbands for being shameless.

“Sir is quite the humorist, but I have to put myself in a man’s shoes and say it’s so honest.” Alexander spoke with an admiring look on his face, “I wonder what Sir’s views are on this general election and whether Whitehall is leaning towards the Labour or Conservative proposition.”

“Whitehall civil servants must uphold the basic principle of neutrality, which cannot be undermined by either party. If the ruling party is determined to undermine that principle? I don’t want to describe it in terms like enemy, but I can’t find any other words to describe it either. To tell the truth, I do not even object to some of the Cabinet measures of scrutiny of Whitehall, but every measure of scrutiny, there must be no loopholes, and only Her Majesty herself is exempt from such scrutiny, and beyond that there can be no exceptions in Britain.”

At this point in time Alan Wilson, was the one depicted in the series, the one in control of the country, there was a moment of silence in the studio, but immediately the silence ended, Alan Wilson added, “Just kidding, don’t be so uptight, there are MPs who are a little bit stupid, but our system allows for that kind of person to exist.”

That was the end of the general election talk, Alan Wilson connoted the elected MPs just a little bit, talk about bashing, and then went on about his business.

Most of the commentary in the London press also tended to suggest that the Conservatives would have a majority if there was an early general election. Of course, the post-war history of British politics has shown time and again that voters are unlikely to be “one-sided”.

However, it is important to note that the Conservative Party has a slight advantage in terms of its clear political program.

Margaret Thatcher advocated ensuring a better investment environment for financiers and entrepreneurs as much as possible, in order to boost the domestic economy and enhance the competitiveness of British companies in the international market.

Compared with the Conservative Party’s clear-cut policies, the Labor Party is much less so. In terms of domestic policies, Labor’s rallying cry is only one employment issue. Labor did experience economic stagnation during Callaghan’s time in power, and was also affected by the Iran-induced oil crisis.

Labor’s biggest problem hasn’t been the economy; after all, in the post-war period of Labor’s rule, Alan Wilson brought Whitehall to full output, and the results were still quite impressive, and except for the late seventies, the economy was riding high for most of the time Labor was in power.

The problem was still the Social Democrats, a party split from the Labor Party, diverting supporters from the Labor Party, and the Social Democrats and the Liberal Party were still in alliance, and as for the Social Democrat-Liberal coalition, it was even more confusing to voters to the point of confusion.

They have been criticizing Margaret Thatcher’s “monetarist” policies and attacking the Labour Party’s policies, while their own policies are very unclear. The Coalition was at best a distraction in the general election and was unlikely to be able to compete with the two traditional parties.

The nationalist fervor generated by the victory in the Falklands has not abated, and Margaret Thatcher’s “hero image” remains. This was an important political capital for the Conservatives.

When the two parties were preparing for the general election, Alan Wilson fined the Japanese company Nissan 10 million pounds, which had said privately that if the Labor Party won the election, it would suspend its investment plans in the United Kingdom, which was interfering in the British election.

Then took the penalty papers to 10 Downing Street to convey something else, “We should of course support the deployment of Panshin missiles in Europe, but France will not allow such weapons to be deployed in its own country, and naturally neither can the UK, which isn’t without nuclear weapons, and the countries where they will be deployed are within Germany and Italy.”

“Oh good.” Mrs. Thatcher hastily stood up and said, “I’m going to Buckingham Palace.”

“Then I wish the Prime Minister all the best.” Alan Wilson had a good idea of what Margaret Thatcher was up to, and a few hours later, Queen Elizabeth formally announced the dissolution of Parliament.