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6 results found for '"Office of Fair Trading"' in Keywords.
LWT buy football rights (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Allen interviews Labour MP Dennis Canavan about the Government’s decision to refer a London Weekend Television (LWT) deal for exclusive football television rights to the Office of Fair Trading.
Gordon Borrie on second-hand car industry (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Gordon Borrie, Director-General of Fair Trading, discusses malpractice in the second-hand car industry. He says complaints are up 100 percent compared with four years ago. Female interviewer not identified.
Decision makers (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Decision Makers. Law and order in British shops, presented by Richard Bestic. Covers bogus bargain offers and the use of price comparisons, the power of advertising, difficulties with current consumer law...
Office of Fair Trading aims to outlaw loan sharks (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Gordon Borrie, Director-General of the Office of Fair Trading, who discusses his plans to outlaw moneylending by loan sharks. His proposals will allow any borrower to go to court and have...
Chief of Office of Fair Trading retires (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Director-General of the Office of Fair Trading Sir Gordon Borrie is retiring after 16 years and talks to James Bays about his time in the post, changes he has overseen and problems in the current recession.
Private funeral funds (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Brian Ging reports on potential for fraud and financial losses relating to private funeral funds; interviews with John Humphreys, Office of Fair Trading; Sir Bryan Carsberg, Office of Fair Trading.