Speculation is mounting that a partial sell-off of the state's Lloyds stake could take place within months.
Any proposal from the DfE for a partial sell-off of land leased to academies, worth tens of billions of pounds, would be one of Mr Gove's most controversial proposals and likely to become a key election issue.
The RDG's eventual submission to the Shaw review did not take a formal position and said there was a range of views expressed by members, but it included a proposal for a partial sell-off of a section of the rail network in England to test the water.
The Conservatives had been in favour of a partial sell-off via the creation of a joint venture.
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has warned the government against the privatisation of the broadcaster, saying a partial sell-off would leave it with "Two Weddings and Half a Funeral" and "Formula 0.5".
But the money raised from a partial sell-off would run out pretty fast and is quite likely to be nabbed by the Treasury first.
Or a partial sell-off, a la Groupon's move with Ticket Monster?
Lord Grade, who ran Channel 4 from 1987 to 1997, said that a sell-off, or partial sell-off, of the state-owned, commercially-funded broadcaster made sense.
Lord Mandelson's plans for the partial sell-off of the Royal Mail were shelved last year, according to him because of a lack of credible bidders, although the possibility of a backbench revolt might also have helped to focus his attention.
Across the region industries like energy are still regarded as too vulnerable to Russian influence to privatise further.Lithuanian officials say they plan partial sell-offs of at least some firms once they are properly managed.
As well as causing carefully targeted blackouts, including of the private homes of government ministers, they have restored supply to consumers disconnected for non-payment.The partial sell-off of EDF had been expected to take place this year, but has now been postponed.
