【Full Steam Ahead】S0……
『必看经典小说：云昭阁』【超人气网络小说：谷雪书屋】【Full SteaAhead】S01E02 The Melancholy Cod
Monday, 28 January 1980.
In late January London, a persistent chill ed itself arounster, seepilessly into the excessively spacious office of the Secretary of State for Synergy Coordination.
On the Victorian-style oak desk, the In-tray was already piled high with new dots, beside which lay two invitation cards, freshly read by Charles Hyde.
Charles hielf ag beside the desk.
His young Principal Private Secretary, Cyril Astley, stood cautiously to one side, his gaze following the Minister''''s vents.
Finally, Charles stopped pag and turo Cyril.
"What is the aning of these invitations?" he asked, gesturing towards the cards on the desk.
Cyril cleared his throat and duly reported the tents. "An invitation frothe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, MAFF. They hope you ght visit Newlyn Harbour in wall this Wednesday for a senar with local fishern''''s representatives on the ''''on Fisheries Policy'''' quota issue, to soothe local se. At the sa ti..." he paused, "...the British Tourist Authority, BTA, has also sent an invitation, hoping you ght officiate the ribbon-cutting for the ''''wall Seafood Festival'''', taking pla the sa day, in the sa harbour."
"..." Charles looked at hi "I read, Cyril. What I''''asking is, froyour uanding of Whitehall, what does this signify?"
"I''''sorry, Mihe terials currently at disposal are insuffit to support a definitive judgnt on the deeper tives of MAFF and the BTA. Superficially, however, MAFF''''s invitation ai to use your preseo divert attention frothe deadlo the egotiations, teorarily shifting local pressure upwards. The BTA, anwhile, clearly hopes to leverage the presence of a et o xise dia exposure and tourisbes for the festival," Cyril said, his hands clasped behind his back, his body leaning slightly away.
Charles seed to sigh. "The sa day, the sa harbour. On one side, lancholy fishern plaining there are no fish to catch. Oher, joyous tourists celebrating a seafood bounty? The subli art of gover, is this Whitehall''''s latest blaedy?" He circled back to his desk and sat down.
"AI to first deliver a eulogy at the cod''''s funeral, and then ence people to eat its corpse? Did the two of thesily fail to unicate, or did they spire to ke a laughing stoe?" As he spoke, a note of asent at the sheer absurdity crept into Charles''''s voice.
"Not spiracy, Minister," Cyril corrected hiquietly. "Merely a lack of suffit inter-departntal schedule coordination, which has resulted in this... patibility issue."
"''''patibility issue''''? Excellent. The i the Treasury and the Ministry of Defence are fighting over the budget, I shall say they''''ve entered a ''''resource allocation patibility issue''''. A wonderfully useful phrase. It turn a war into a teical fault... Do you and Alistair share a lexi?" Charles was clearly irked by the distinctly Alistair-esque choice of words.
"Speaking of which, is our ''''Observer'''' aware of this ''''patibility issue''''?"
"Yes, Minister." Cyril stepped forward and, frothe In-tray, precisely extracted a slirandu plag it before Charles.
MEMORANDUM
Departnt of Synergy Coordination
Ref: DS/VISIT/001/80
To: The Secretary of State (The Rt Hon Charles Hyde MP)
Fro A. dish, Ag Per Secretary
Date: 28 January 1980
Subject: Urgent Briefing and Itinerary flict Regarding Invited Visit to Newlyn, wall
Minister,
1. Background:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and the Departnt of the Enviro (DoE) have a long-standing disagreent over fish quota allocations and coastal ecological prote standards uhe on Fisheries Policy (CFP). Fishern in wall, agitated by quota redus aeriorating fishing grounds, have repeatedly protested to MAFF and their local MPs.
2. Invitations &
Monday, 28 January 1980.
In late January London, a persistent chill ed itself arounster, seepilessly into the excessively spacious office of the Secretary of State for Synergy Coordination.
On the Victorian-style oak desk, the In-tray was already piled high with new dots, beside which lay two invitation cards, freshly read by Charles Hyde.
Charles hielf ag beside the desk.
His young Principal Private Secretary, Cyril Astley, stood cautiously to one side, his gaze following the Minister''''s vents.
Finally, Charles stopped pag and turo Cyril.
"What is the aning of these invitations?" he asked, gesturing towards the cards on the desk.
Cyril cleared his throat and duly reported the tents. "An invitation frothe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, MAFF. They hope you ght visit Newlyn Harbour in wall this Wednesday for a senar with local fishern''''s representatives on the ''''on Fisheries Policy'''' quota issue, to soothe local se. At the sa ti..." he paused, "...the British Tourist Authority, BTA, has also sent an invitation, hoping you ght officiate the ribbon-cutting for the ''''wall Seafood Festival'''', taking pla the sa day, in the sa harbour."
"..." Charles looked at hi "I read, Cyril. What I''''asking is, froyour uanding of Whitehall, what does this signify?"
"I''''sorry, Mihe terials currently at disposal are insuffit to support a definitive judgnt on the deeper tives of MAFF and the BTA. Superficially, however, MAFF''''s invitation ai to use your preseo divert attention frothe deadlo the egotiations, teorarily shifting local pressure upwards. The BTA, anwhile, clearly hopes to leverage the presence of a et o xise dia exposure and tourisbes for the festival," Cyril said, his hands clasped behind his back, his body leaning slightly away.
Charles seed to sigh. "The sa day, the sa harbour. On one side, lancholy fishern plaining there are no fish to catch. Oher, joyous tourists celebrating a seafood bounty? The subli art of gover, is this Whitehall''''s latest blaedy?" He circled back to his desk and sat down.
"AI to first deliver a eulogy at the cod''''s funeral, and then ence people to eat its corpse? Did the two of thesily fail to unicate, or did they spire to ke a laughing stoe?" As he spoke, a note of asent at the sheer absurdity crept into Charles''''s voice.
"Not spiracy, Minister," Cyril corrected hiquietly. "Merely a lack of suffit inter-departntal schedule coordination, which has resulted in this... patibility issue."
"''''patibility issue''''? Excellent. The i the Treasury and the Ministry of Defence are fighting over the budget, I shall say they''''ve entered a ''''resource allocation patibility issue''''. A wonderfully useful phrase. It turn a war into a teical fault... Do you and Alistair share a lexi?" Charles was clearly irked by the distinctly Alistair-esque choice of words.
"Speaking of which, is our ''''Observer'''' aware of this ''''patibility issue''''?"
"Yes, Minister." Cyril stepped forward and, frothe In-tray, precisely extracted a slirandu plag it before Charles.
MEMORANDUM
Departnt of Synergy Coordination
Ref: DS/VISIT/001/80
To: The Secretary of State (The Rt Hon Charles Hyde MP)
Fro A. dish, Ag Per Secretary
Date: 28 January 1980
Subject: Urgent Briefing and Itinerary flict Regarding Invited Visit to Newlyn, wall
Minister,
1. Background:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and the Departnt of the Enviro (DoE) have a long-standing disagreent over fish quota allocations and coastal ecological prote standards uhe on Fisheries Policy (CFP). Fishern in wall, agitated by quota redus aeriorating fishing grounds, have repeatedly protested to MAFF and their local MPs.
2. Invitations &