Thatcher's Plan to Privatize British Gas Was Not Just About Nationalization

privatizing British gas was part of an attempt at fundamentally changing how Britain worked, and even how it thought. As well as introducing competition into the industry itself, it was about trying to create a nation of share owners. Some people in London objected to the untailered masses muscling in on the mysteries of share ownership. John Redwood: "I think it's important that people are seen to have a stake"