Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1504 Okay
In London at the beginning of the 20th century, every household used coal as fuel. The amount of coal used for heating in winter increased sharply, and London became a world-famous city of smog.

It was not until 1952 that more than 4000 people died in London due to smog in one winter, and the British government was forced to formulate the "Clean Air Act", and the air quality in London gradually improved.

While the smog was attacking, Winston himself was still a deep cigar aficionado. Every winter, the poison was added to the poison. It would be strange if he didn't get sick.

It's just that the illness didn't come at the right time. It didn't come sooner or later, but it happened on the day before the general election. This caused Winston's election to plummet and he immediately lost his membership in the House of Commons.

Clementina must not be in the mood to pay attention to Winston's election at this time. Everyone has gone to the hospital, and the big things have to be put aside.

Fortunately, Winston's health was fine, and he became sick from overwork. The doctor suggested that Winston go to a place with a more suitable climate to rest for a period of time.

There is no place in the world where the climate is more suitable for recuperation than southern Africa. On the day of the general election, Winston and Clementina left London for southern Africa.

As Roque expected, in this general election, the Conservative Party won only 258 seats, still the largest party in the House of Commons, but lost its majority.

Labor became the biggest winner with 191 seats, replacing the Liberal Party as the second largest party in the House of Commons.

The Liberal Party was defeated and won only 159 seats, and the voice of the House of Commons has shrunk sharply.

This result was unexpected by many people. Although many people expected that the Labor Party would gain a lot before the general election, no one expected that it would be so "rich" to this extent.

The result of the general election caught many people off guard. Stanley Baldwin originally wanted to amend the tariffs through the general election, but he did not expect that the Conservative Party would lose its majority in the House of Commons. Even if the tariffs were revised, the current government would face more difficulties.

The Labor Party has successfully become the second largest party in the House of Commons with the slogan of "strive for more benefits for ordinary people". Ramsay has tasted the sweetness and will go further on this road in the future.

Someone had to be held accountable for the failure of the Liberal Party. Leader Lloyd George resigned as party chairman. A large number of members left the party as a result. Labor was once again a winner.

When the news spread to southern Africa, despite Rock's advance warning, Kitchener, Ade, and Philip were still dumbfounded by the result.

The Liberal Party, which has been in power alternately with the Conservative Party since the 17th century, will weaken so quickly, just like the decline of the British Empire.

And for southern Africa, there is a more thorny issue after the election, which Stanley Baldwin is so eager to call is to revise tariffs.

Now that the general election is over, it is imminent to revise the tariffs.

There is no need for Rock to pretend to be a magic stick. A large part of the reason for the UK’s revision of tariffs this time must be due to the crazy dumping of southern African goods in the UK. Once the tariff revision is completed, southern Africa will become the biggest victim.

"Hehe, don't worry, our Prime Minister is shooting himself in the foot. The Conservative Party has lost its majority advantage. Once the Labor Party and the Liberal Party join forces, our Prime Minister, let alone revising tariffs, will not be able to keep the Conservative Party in power. Put a question mark on it." Rock sneered, and after the results of the British general election came out, the Federal Government of Southern Africa immediately held a cabinet meeting.

Kitchener and Ader were also invited to participate, which was rare in the past.

"Locke, don't be alarmist, the matter has not yet reached this level of seriousness." Kitchener, an old man, is indeed politically sensitive.

Except for Kitchener, the cabinet members of the federal government who participated in the meeting were all veterans. Rock is really not alarmist, but a fact that is likely to happen next. I am afraid that Stanley Baldwin will regret it now.

Isn't it good to complete the term honestly?

If you have to amend any tariffs, this is fine. Not only will you lose the majority advantage in the House of Commons, but you will also directly kill the Liberal Party. If the Labor Party comes to power, there will probably be a lot of swords.

The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party have taken turns to rule the UK for hundreds of years. Although the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party represent the interests of different classes, they actually have a tacit understanding, perfectly maintaining the rule of the aristocratic landlords and the emerging bourgeoisie over the UK.

Now the sudden emergence of the Labor Party has broken the long-standing balance of the British political arena. What the upstarts in the British political arena such as Ramsay MacDonald and Philip Snowden will do next is Schrödinger's cat. Even Roark can't tell.

The world today is very different from the world in Rock's memory. Hoover has become the president of the United States ahead of schedule, and Winston also led Britain to win the First World War. What will happen next? Rock himself couldn't tell.

"Herbert, you just need to put your ears on—" Ade was the only person present who was qualified to speak to Kitchener in this way.

"No matter what, we have to be prepared. If the House of Commons rejects the proposal of No. [-] Downing Street, it is of course very good, but if the House of Commons passes the new tariff plan, we must also be prepared." Although Philip trusted Rock, But they dare not take risks on such a major issue.

"It doesn't matter, no matter how the tariffs are revised, local companies will have no chance." Henry was indifferent, and he, Rock and Stoudemire had reached a consensus on this issue.

The key is cost.

Stanley Baldwin wanted to revise the tariffs because of the pressure from domestic capital in the UK. There are still many benefits to revising the tariffs. It can not only increase the income of the British government, but also protect British local enterprises and reduce the competitiveness of southern African products.

The crux of the matter is that even higher tariffs will not necessarily make southern African goods less competitive.

It is an obvious fact that the profit of each car sold for 750 pounds in the UK is about [-] pounds, because southern Africa is a country of the Commonwealth of Nations and enjoys the lowest level of taxation. A lord saloon can charge around £[-] in tariffs.

After the tariff is revised, if the tax is increased by 1500 pounds, the price of the Lord car can be increased to 15750 pounds, and the extra tax will still be paid by domestic consumers in the UK.

why?
Because there is no competing product in the UK that can compete with the Lord sedan, the rich in the UK have no other choice except for the Lord sedan, so raising tariffs does not make any sense for products like the Lord sedan.

It cannot be said that it is meaningless, at least the income of the British government has indeed increased.

But this will lead to the dissatisfaction of the so-called upper class in the UK who have the strength to consume Lord cars. After all, whose money is not money, it is not brought by the wind.

If it is not suitable to say that a high-end car like the Lord sedan is not suitable for example because of the lack of competitors in the UK, then take the British national dish of potatoes as an example.

The price of potatoes in the UK has been maintained at about one penny per kilogram for the past 20 years. The reason why the price is so stable is not because of the stable potato production in Ireland, but because the supply of potatoes from southern Africa to the UK has been increasing.

The significance of Irish potatoes to the United Kingdom can be referred to the potato famine between 1845 and 1850. At that time, due to the reduction of potato production, the population of Ireland dropped by a quarter.

Since potatoes in southern Africa are so important to the UK, the question is, if the British government raises tariffs on potatoes, ordinary people in the UK will be most directly affected.

The Labor Party, which claims to represent the interests of ordinary people in the UK, will absolutely not agree to such amendments.

"If the tariffs are revised, it will definitely not only affect us in southern Africa. Maybe we can talk to Canada, Australia, and India." Ada is also ruthless. This is clearly to unite Canada, Australia, and India to rebel. Rhythm.

"It doesn't matter if we only increase our tariffs, just add one more procedure--" Rock was not afraid, another space-time sweater war broke out, and Annan's exports to the United States increased significantly--

As expected, there are many benefits to studying history. Not only can you straighten your clothes, but you can also make money easily.

"Only raise our tariffs in southern Africa? Unless Your Excellency the Prime Minister is crazy, His Majesty will not allow this to happen." Philip still had expectations for George V, and George V quit the group chat cursing.

won't allow it?

The widow wants to redecorate Buckingham Palace and has no money--

"I just got the news that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asked Southern Africa to set up a labor union to effectively protect the interests of workers and improve workers' benefits." Philip smiled, and the enthusiasm of the ministers was exactly what Philip hoped. .

"Demand? Wait until he's Prime Minister—" Henry fired first, as if Ramsay MacDonald had gotten carried away after Labor became the second largest party in the House of Commons.

"Even if he becomes Prime Minister, he has no right to ask us to do anything." Ada was also unimpressed with Ramsay MacDonald.

"Don't be like this, we still have to maintain due respect for the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons—" Rock smiled, no one else knew, but Rock knew very well that Ramsay MacDonald's future is really real Will become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the face that should be given: "—The problem is that we already have an organization similar to the Labor Federation, and we don't need Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's reminder."

Henry laughed when he said this, and Ada couldn't help smiling.

Rock didn't lie, there really are in southern Africa, not only trade unions, but also labor unions in southern Africa, and Christian is the president of the Southern African Federation of Labor.

It’s just that according to Ramsay McDonald’s standards, the members of the Southern African Federation of Labor are probably all slave traders, and their only task is to provide endless cheap labor for southern African enterprises.

It is not known whether Mr. Ramsay Macdonald was satisfied with the result.

(End of this chapter)