The Official History of Privatisation

This first volume of the Official History studies the background to UK privatisation, and the privatisations that took place from May 1979 to June 1987. The study draws heavily from the official records of the British Government, to which the author was given full access, and from interviews with leading figures involved in each of the privatisations - including ex-Ministers, civil servants, business and City figures, as well as academics who have studied the subject. This new official history will be of much interest to students of British political history, economics and business studies.