The Thatcherite governments of the 80's, sought to deconstruct the public ownership of assets and move them into private hands....a process still continuing.
In which case I am all for it. Governments do not - and have never - run anything well. Education, health, pensions, roads, transport, international relations (wars and death) etc. They fuck them all up.
If they can do it without retaining a controlling interest, unlike the railway system then bring it on. History has shown that socialism does not work, it is theft a.k.a. the redistribution of wealth. It is very easy to spend stolen money when it is not yours.
