[Lio]

...and by market she really meant wholly foreign owned corporations in the form of NTL and Telewest. Personally I blame Norman Tebbit for screwing the pooch on that one.

Still it's not like the current bunch of "classics" graduates have any more forsight, sadly.

[gjvc]

I would like to learn a bit more of the details of how this developed from start to finish. Were there any other bidders apart from NTL and Telewest? This must be a matter of public record somewhere.

[monocasa]

That question sort of leaves out the option of not selling off public works in the first place.

[gjvc]

Only in your head. What part of "start to finish" is ambiguous? Don't put words in my mouth.