To ensure that the great Dreadnought battleships could still rule the waves, in 1914 the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly for the " socialist" solution of nationalising the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (which would later become BP).

1914年，为了确保大型无畏战舰仍能驾驭海浪，英国下议院以压倒性多数投票支持“社会主义”解决方案，将英波石油公司(即后来的英国石油公司)国有化。