《No, Minister.(存一下英文版)》用其他笔名

31、[Interlude] S01E02.5 Newspaper Clippings

　　Newspaper Clippings, 30-31 January 1980
　　The Sun
　　Headline: OH, MY COD!
　　Sub-headline: GET KELP! Drenched Minister Draws Furious 'Greeting' at SeaFest!
　　Image: A vertical close-up, cropped from Charles's chest to the top of his head. His body is slightly recoiled from the sudden impact, eyes shut tight, brow furrowed, his face a mixture of shock, disgust, and a hint of bewilderment. A few strands of wet, slippery seaweed cling to his cheek and forehead. A drop of cold seawater is dripping from the tip of his nose, glistening under the camera flash, looking particularly wretched.
　　Text: A willow basket filled with seaweed became the ballot box for Newlyn's fishermen, thrown at Minister Charles Hyde as he tried to appease the fishing crisis. The new Minister, having just spoken of the hope for the seafood industry at the opening ceremony, was met with a fishy dousing from enraged fishermen, leaving his clothes soaked and his face ashen. Onlookers and journalists were stunned, as if witnessing a political Waterloo…
　　Daily Mirror
　　Headline: MR HYDE AND JEKYLL
　　Sub-headline: Fisherfolk fight back, fling seaweed in signal of desperation
　　Image: A horizontal medium shot, with the seaweed-throwing fisherwoman on the left and the struck Charles on the right. The fisherwoman is the visual focus of the frame, her arm having just completed the throwing motion, her body leaning forward, her face deeply lined and angry; Charles, at the other end of the frame, is recoiling, his expression one of shock, appearing somewhat passive and helpless; in the background, the faces of other fishermen, some with arms raised in a cheer, others with grim expressions, can be seen.
　　Text: Minister for Synergy Coordination, Charles Hyde, staged a deeply ironic political drama in Newlyn, Cornwall, yesterday. At a sombre meeting in the morning, he vowed to solve the fishermen's livelihood crisis; yet just a few hours later, he stood on the stage of a festival celebrating the consumption of seafood, to cut the ribbon for a feast that would eat away the problem. The fishermen gave him a taste of their anger. This basket of cold seaweed not only extinguished the false prosperity of the festival but also exposed the unbridgeable rift in Downing Street…
　　Evening Herald
　　Headline: Festival Falters: Minister Gets Seaweed Salute
　　Image: A black-and-white photograph taken from behind the stage. Charles's silhouette stands facing the harbour, as if gazing into the distance; the fishermen in the audience have complex expressions, some with arms crossed, some with furrowed brows, some expressionless; a local county council official is speaking into his ear.
　　Text: What should have been a celebration of Cornwall's seafood charm ended in a dramatic dousing. Minister for Synergy Coordination, Charles Hyde, appearing at the Newlyn Seafood Festival after concluding an intensive seminar with fishermen that morning, was publicly doused with seaweed, to the astonishment of all. The incident stemmed from a heated policy debate earlier in the day. The festival events were concluded early. Police made no arrests, but the chaotic scene at one point led to the evacuation of tourists…
　　Western Morning News
　　Headline: Cabinet Minister Attacked with Seaweed at Newlyn Seafood Festival After Pledging Action on Fishing Crisis
　　Sub-headline: Morning's closed-door talks at old fish market followed by brief chaos at seafood festival opening, police say no arrests made
　　Image: A wide panoramic shot. In the centre is the drenched Charles, being wiped by Cyril with a handkerchief; to the left are the journalists, snapping away furiously, their flashes going off incessantly; to the right are the fishermen, led by Tom Penrose and John Tregenza, their faces without smiles. The fisherwoman who threw the seaweed is still in her post-throw pose. The frightened and confused expressions of a few tourists occupy a corner. The sky is overcast, the colourful bunting flapping chaotically in the wind.
　　Text: Minister for Synergy Coordination, Charles Hyde, yesterday became the focus of long-simmering resentment among fishermen in Newlyn harbour, when he was publicly doused with a basket of seaweed at the opening of the seafood festival. This dramatic incident occurred just after he had concluded a seminar in the morning, at which he had promised to take three specific actions on patrol enforcement, environmental pollution, and fuel subsidies, to alleviate the deep crisis facing the local fishing industry…
　　The Guardian
　　Headline: A Tale of Two Cornwalls
　　Sub-headline: Seaweed protest lays bare the rift: from trawls to tables in a single day
　　Image: Two images juxtaposed. The left image is a close-up of Charles in the morning, looking into the eyes of an old fisherman; the right image is of Charles and Cyril retreating from the stage. In the left image, on the right is an old fisherman with hopeful eyes; on the left is a frowning Charles, his expression serious. In the right image, Charles, his suit soaked, has a drop of water about to fall from the side of his face. He is looking down at his seaweed-covered sleeve, his expression complex, being pulled back by Cyril.
　　Text: A scene of great symbolic significance unfolded in Cornwall yesterday. Cabinet Minister Charles Hyde, after an in-depth discussion on the crisis of dwindling cod stocks in the morning, was required to open a festival celebrating their consumption in the afternoon. The inherent contradiction in this arrangement finally erupted in a crude and direct manner. The seaweed hurled at the Minister was not just a tool of protest, but a metaphor for the painful collision between two parallel, yet increasingly distant Cornwalls—one dependent on traditional industry, the other embracing modern services…
　　The Daily Telegraph
　　Headline: Hyde Confronts Fishermen's Fury
　　Sub-headline: In chaotic scenes at Newlyn, Minister's call for dialogue is replaced by violence
　　Image: A low-angle shot, carefully cropped to centre on Charles, removing the thrower and leaving only a chaotic background. Charles has one hand on the lectern to steady himself, the other raised unconsciously, as if to wipe the filth from his face, but frozen in mid-air, his expression one of shock. In the background, the incensed crowd is blurred, looking like a threatening mob.
　　Text: Minister for Synergy Coordination, Charles Hyde, bravely confronted a hostile protest while carrying out his official duties in Cornwall yesterday. Although he had made specific commitments at a morning meeting to address the practical difficulties facing local fishermen, an organised public event in the afternoon was nevertheless disrupted by the actions of a few extremists. This regrettable incident has raised serious concerns about public order and the possibility of rational policy debate in the current political climate…
　　The Times
　　Headline: Fisheries Tensions Erupt as Minister Doused at Newlyn Rally
　　Image: A classic horizontal panorama, in black and white. On the left, the throwing fisherwoman is being restrained by those around her, but her gaze is still locked on Charles; in the centre is Charles, just struck, his body rigid, seaweed clinging to him, but his expression relatively controlled, mainly one of shock; on the right, Charles's Principal Private Secretary, his face pale, is lunging forward, his arms spread as if to shield him; in the background, a sea of flashes from the journalists' cameras, with the faces of tourists and locals showing varied expressions.
　　Text: A visit intended to ease tensions between the Cornish fishing community and the government ended in chaos yesterday afternoon. The Secretary of State for Synergy Coordination, Mr Charles Hyde, was attacked with seaweed while delivering a speech at the opening of the Newlyn Seafood Festival. The incident highlights the growing social friction caused by the Common Fisheries Policy and domestic economic pressures, and presents the government with a stark test of how to effectively address the plight of its marginalised industries…