This collection of papers originated in a workshop held on 3 November 1999 at the Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), University of Surrey, on the subject of UK Energy Privatisation: Retrospect and Prospect. In the first paper, Claire Spottiswoode, CBE, PA Consulting and former Director...

Privatisation was clearly the most significant change in Britain’s industrial policy since nationalisation. The privatisation and liberalising moves of the late 1980s had a big impact on the energy industries since they included two large energy utilities. But how important were the change in...