LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

British Gas de-merger

Genre

News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Unidentified male reporter interviews Brian(?) Thompson(?) from the News 97.3 Finance Desk, about the forthcoming British Gas de-merger, intended to increase competition, and controversy over the pay-off to head of British Gas Cedric Brown. We also hear excerpts from a Commons debate (for Prime Minister’s Question Time), featuring Labour Party leader Tony Blair and Prime Minister John Major.

Contributors

John Major; Tony Blair; Brian(?) Thompson(?)

Keywords

Government; Economic competition; Prices; Privatization; British Gas; Cedric Brown; Utility companies; Gas companies; British Gas Trading; Transco

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