Commercial Revenue

Commercial Revenue

Revenue from goods & services supplied by the public sector.

The Government gained significant Public revenue through state-owned institutions before Conservative privatisation programs under Thatcher.

  • British Petroleum October 1979
  • British Aerospace February 1981
  • Cable & Wireless October 1981
  • Amersham International February 1982
  • National Freight Corporation February 1982
  • Britoil November 1982
  • Associated British Ports February 1983
  • Enterprise Oil July 1984
  • Jaguar August 1984
  • British Telecommunications December 1984
  • British Shipbuilders 1985 onwards
  • British Gas December 1986
  • British Airways February 1987
  • Rolls-Royce May 1987
  • BAA July 1987
  • British Steel December 1988
  • Water December 1989
  • Electricity 1990

Since 2010, the Conservative party have resumed privatisation

  • Royal Mail
  • Student Loans Book
  • UKAR (Granite)
  • RBS
  • Lloyds
  • Other

Labour plan to reverse some of the privatisations that fail to serve the interest of the many (e.g. rail and some utilities).

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