Chapter 517 Sir Humphrey's long and difficult sentence

Following a loud shout from Mr. Bernard, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary and recorder of the entire cabinet meeting.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Industry, who had just been arguing, had to put aside their argument temporarily, while the other ministers who had been watching the show from the sidelines.

He had just stood up from his seat and looked towards the side door on the left side of the conference hall. There was a middle-aged man who looked a little funny, with thick hair and a big nose.

He walked quickly into the conference hall with a smug smile on his face. He nodded frequently and thanked the ministers around him who stood up to greet him.

Then he simply adjusted his cuffs and sat down. After he sat down, other ministers also sat back in their seats.

There was only one exception, and that was the angry Minister of Industry, who still stood straight and did not wait for the Prime Minister to open his mouth to announce the start of the meeting.

I couldn't wait to say it.

"Prime Minister, the plan that my department has launched has been memorandumed in the meetings in the past two weeks."

"At the meeting, except for the Ministry of Finance, all other departments expressed clear support."

"I really don't understand how the government's attitude could change so much in just one week. This is extremely unusual."

"Before getting formal permission and a formal conclusion, the plan was actually disclosed directly to reporters at 10 Downing Street, the Whitehall origin."

"As a result, the removal of old factories in Wales has been severely hampered, and even the surrounding land prices have skyrocketed."

"Those greedy sharks in the City of London have stolen the life savings of countless ordinary people because of a short piece of fake news."

"I call for an immediate and truly independent investigation into the serious breach of confidentiality in this house."

"And is there anyone in the civil service who is in collusion with those bastards in the City of London?"

These words were spoken with great passion, and even in order to strengthen his tone, this strong Minister of Industry spoke out.

While speaking, he kept tapping the hard and heavy solid wood table with his right knuckles.

There were bursts of dull sounds, which continued to echo in the conference hall.

Prime Minister Jim Hack, who had just taken his seat, was also completely shocked by the scene before him. He looked up at the angry Minister of Industry with embarrassment on his face.

He didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally turned his head to the left out of habit and looked at Sir Humphrey, the Cabinet Secretary, who was sitting on his left.

Sir Humphrey received the Prime Minister's eye signal and immediately understood what he meant. After clearing his cough twice, he spoke directly.

“When we explore why new science and technology industrial parks are not built in old industrial areas that have experienced vicissitudes and carried the glory of past industries, we have to deeply analyze a series of complex factors, which are intertwined to form a mystery that is not easy to solve.”

"First, although on the surface, introducing emerging technology industries into these old industrial areas seems to be able to inject new vitality into them and promote the transformation and upgrading of the economic structure, this is not the case because such measures ignore the deep-seated social structure and cultural heritage issues."

"Residents of old industrial areas have long relied on traditional industrial models to live and work. Sudden changes may not only put them at risk of unemployment, but may also trigger a series of social problems, including but not limited to skills mismatch and increased community alienation."

"Secondly, from the perspective of environmental protection, although the development of high-tech industries is seen as one of the important ways to achieve green and sustainable development, in actual operation, if there is a lack of scientific and reasonable planning guidance, it is very likely to cause irreversible damage to the fragile local ecological environment."

"In addition, considering the high cost and long cycle of infrastructure construction, blindly promoting project implementation before fully demonstrating its feasibility and long-term benefits is likely to lead to waste of resources or even failure. Furthermore, for the government, how to balance the relationship between new and old industries is also a thorny issue."

"On the one hand, we need to encourage the development of innovative enterprises through policy support and other means; on the other hand, we cannot ignore the support for traditional manufacturing industries, so as to avoid the situation of broken industrial chains or unbalanced regional economic development."

"Last but not least, any attempt to change the status quo must be based on full respect for the will of the local people."

“The so-called ‘revitalization plan’ can only succeed if the majority of people truly agree with and actively participate in this process.

“In summary, given the above complex considerations and potential risks, even if the construction of new science and technology parks can bring many obvious benefits, it is still necessary to proceed with caution in old industrial areas to ensure that every decision is made after careful consideration and the best choice.”

This entire set of long and difficult sentences, comparable to a government work report, was spoken out by Sir Humphrey in one breath.

People not only admire his strong lung capacity, but also make the angry Minister of Industry look at the other party in confusion. After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"What exactly do you want to express?"

Hearing this, Sir Humphrey smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the result he wanted to achieve through gorgeous, beautiful and complex words.

Expand a simple thing infinitely to confuse the opponent, as long as the other party does not understand or is unwilling to analyze every word you say in detail.

Then the right to interpret was in his hands, so he placed a briefing in the middle of the table in front of everyone.

He pointed at the words above and said.

"This is a local newspaper in Wales. It seems that the local people are very interested in this place which already has a good ecological environment."

"There is a lot of opposition to rebuilding the factory, and there are a lot of rare wild animals living there, such as badgers and rabbits."

“Environmental groups have already protested locally, so we have to seriously re-examine your report.”

As he spoke, Sir Humphrey did not forget to flatter the Prime Minister next to him, and said with a serious look on his face.

“When this government came to power, it promised the public that it would devote itself wholeheartedly to global environmental issues.”

"We must always ensure that environmental protection and development progress together. The Prime Minister will never do such a thing as abandoning the environment for the sake of development."

"This conflicts with our government's governing philosophy."

"That's right." Prime Minister Jim Hack also quickly followed suit, picking his fingers and nodding.

"Environmental protection is a big issue, and we can't forget the rabbits living in the grasslands."

"And wolverine."

"Yes, and wolverine."