Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
The main point is that only 1/3 was sold, so it's still in control of whoever was in control before. Fresh capital just might improve the services. No reason to get angry about it...
Fresh capital? That's the reason a private company sells off some stock... Government owned companies have access to the biggest source of income in the nation, the treasury. There's no need to sell stuff off to get money, unless the country in question is doing seriously bad and desperately needs some quick cash. I honestly can't say Britain is in that situation... This is idealism, nothing else. Market libby idealism.