Chapter 480: Britain is not at peace
The fourth update
The growing proximity between the Soviet Union and France alarmed Germany, but Britain did not have time to bother with it, because he had more important matters to deal with. John Major was arguably at his best as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1991 and 1992, but after 1993 he suffered a political winter, as an even more terrifying monster emerged in Eastern Europe, leading the resurgence of a declining empire and shattering everything he had worked so hard to create.
The man who eclipsed John Major in European politics was called Yanayev.
In 1991, the Latvian daily newspaper described Yanayev as a metaphor for Napoleon. "The demons of the Kremlin are in control of Moscow, the red devil is advancing towards Tbilisi, the dictator has captured Kiev, Yanayev is approaching the Baltic, and the great general secretary will arrive in Riga, who is faithful to him!"
Recently, however, there has been a lot of demand in the UK, as calls for Scottish independence have become louder and louder because of the deteriorating economic and social conditions, and there are now many voices for John Major to step down. The British government, which had just experienced a riot in London, focused its attention on the oil fields of Libya, and even if the Shell controlled by the British government was defeated in this crisis, John Major did not make a single protest, and it was more important to stabilize the domestic situation than anything else, and the international defeat could be regrouped and made back. A domestic defeat would mean that the prime minister would step down.
Because of the excellent political achievements of the former Iron Lady Thatcher, John Major looked a little unsightly. Far from solving the most fundamental economic problems, this man has repeatedly lost diplomatically to France, to the Soviet Union, to be precise, to the Soviet Union, which is united with France, or to France, which is united with the Soviet Union.
The Scottish referendum came from the North Sea oil fields, and the British government has long used oil revenues to subsidize England has made many people unhappy, and gradually became independent countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia that sell oil as their main income, but John Major will not tolerate such a situation, so even if there are calls for a referendum, Downing Street must try to stifle these calls in the cradle.
In between, when the British economy was still in good shape, Britain could still suppress such cries, which was nothing more than to improve the social welfare of Scotland and silence the independents. However, the recent downturn in the world economy, coupled with the collapse of the backbone of the British oil industry, has made John Major feel a very serious crisis.
He needs to divert his attention, especially now that the people are very unhappy with the state of the EU's continued blood transfusions, and if this continues, Prime Minister John Major will sooner or later be ousted by the people.
At this time, Sir Terence, the British Permanent Secretary for the Treasure, came up with a bad idea, and he claimed that he could take advantage of the British people's antipathy towards the European Union to deflect the contradictions of Scotland's attempt to referendum, so that Britain could pass the matter without spending a dime.
"And I believe that the EU will not let us get out of it, it is just a means of retreating and advancing to force Germany and France to submit. France, in particular, has lost a large chunk of its oil foreign exchange earnings due to its recent actions in Libya, and it's time for them to feel the pressure. Terence sneered and said that his hatred of France was no less than his dissatisfaction with the European Union, and it was really because of the small actions between France and Germany, Britain could be said to have suffered a lot of losses.
"Discontent with the EU has been rising lately, what should we do if something happens to the referendum? Have you considered this question? Minister Terrance. Now the British economy is struggling, and once it gets rid of it, Britain will be completely finished. John Major didn't seem to be comfortable with Terance's proposals, always thinking that they were joking with the future of the government.
"Is it necessary to start a war to divert the attention of the population? The current EU can't afford to wear it out, Prime Minister John Major. We should be fresh to understand that the current economic crisis in the UK simply cannot find an effective means to stimulate our economy and demand, what does this mean? This means that our resignation is small, and if we don't do it, it will divide the whole of Great Britain. Terrance's answer was eloquent, like a terrible note that came up in an extremely bad situation.
"Now that Scotland is clamoring for an independence referendum, the next step is for the people to leave the EU. Now that things are moving in an irreparable direction, why not stop them before they get bad? As long as we can control this referendum, exaggerate the gravity of the situation, and let NATO know that we are very bad now, we are not joking with them. As soon as the goal of blackmailing the EU is achieved, a great victory will be declared and the people will cancel the idea of a referendum. ”
Driving tigers and wolves? This was the only consequence John Major could have in mind, and if he was not careful, Britain would lose everything. He was also the Permanent Undersecretary for Finance in 1989, and he knew what kind of problems Britain would face after leaving the European Union, first of all, the problem of mechanism, which meant that everything had to be carried out according to EU standards to the transition from the European Union, so that the most likely scenario was to lose a part of the investment, and to cooperate with other EU countries, and it could also cause a large amount of capital to be lost from the United Kingdom, which was the first result that John Major did not want to see.
But Terance's words also made Prime Minister Major ponder, after joining the European Union, the UK has been in a state of loss, although the support of tax incentives, but compared with the previous loss of a large amount of profits. If it weren't for the silent blood transfusion of the United States behind its back, the British economy might have collapsed long ago.
"This is just a last resort, Prime Minister Major. If it weren't for the unbearable economic pressure, we wouldn't have used such means to force the EU. "Terrance tried to put Britain in the role of the innocent, telling the British prime minister that everything he did was for the glory of Great Britain.
"I will consider Sir Terrance's opinion, but until then I want to settle the matter in a more peaceful way."
John Major sighed, his brow tightened. He always had a premonition of what was going to happen next, and he had a very uneasy feeling.
(During the night shift, the last shift is left after 12 o'clock.) (To be continued.) )