The official history of privatisation

"Drawing on the records of the British Government, this first volume studies the background to privatisation and the privatisations that took place during the two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher, from 1979 to 1987"--Vol. 1. "Covering the period from the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in 1987 to the election of Tony Blair in 1997 ... Volume II considers in detail several of the major privatisations, including those of airports, steel, water, electricity, coal, and the railways, as well as a number of smaller ones"--Vol. 2, p. [4] of cover.