The Privatisation of British Telecom (1984) - Part 1

Discussing the privatisation of British Telecom in 1984, and how it was a huge success for Mrs Thatcher and the Conservative government.

Featuring archive footage and contributions from key cabinet members of the time including Nigel Lawson, John Redwood and Neil Hamilton.

From the BBC4 documentary series, "Tory, Tory, Tory"

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• privatisation
• british
• telecom
• margaret
• thatcher
• maggie
• capatalism
• conservatives
• tories
• government
• politics

[RJWooller]

Obviously it wasn't a success. The Tories wrecked the railways in Britain by privatising.

[PK9602]

@billyysands Yeah greed is great.. It's what just melted the world economy.. Talk about basket cases, how about the elephant in the room.. More meat off the public sector bone to pay for the largest transfer of wealth from rich to poor in mankinds history.. Lemmon socialism, how about sucky corporate socialism... Honestly, stop reading The Sun silly Tory boy..

[pimpUK1]

@SteveFocusFocus What the hell was the government doing owning companies anyway? Its there to govern ffs not play shops!! No govenment has even been able to run companies or industries at a profit because they are not businessmen, they are polititions. Why do you think its ok to have to pay though subsidies for people to fly by plane, travel by rail, for coal to be mined, steel to be made and energy to be produced when you have to then pay again when you buy the product? CRAZY

[pimpUK1]

@stronty Please explain

[stronty]

Sounds like Thatcher did what Hitler couldn't.

[SteveFocusFocus]

This was the start of the destruction of Britain. It is true European Companies do sell off subsidiaries but almost never whole companies and industries. Now, even ICI is owned by foreigners, Akzo Nobel (Dutch). The future for Britain is truly gloomy if we elect the Tories. All the greedy satanist Tories will do is to starve the poor.  Really, I think the only hope for the ordinary people of this country is to be taken over by a friendly foreign nation, perhaps France or Germany. Guten Tag!

[billyysands]

governement run industry is a disaster public ownership spunds good to have the community run things for the common good but what is the real result ineeficient unprofitable unproductive basket cases

lemon socialism

private industry might be greedy

but greed works doesnt it?

[bocckoka]

u most have compared the united states' health industry with cuba's.

[jscottupton]

Privatization is a GOOD thing.

[forestrigby]

And Sweden is a vast country with barely any people i.e. easier to lay such lines.