Lord Young on leaked Harrods report

Title

Lord Young on leaked Harrods report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:24

Description

Trade Secretary Lord Young (David Young) talks about the leaked Harrods report: how there are a few thousand copies around, whether they can get an unbiased jury, the possibility of a prosecution, whether the report is embarrassing for the Government, how he will not be bullied into publishing the report, how the Serious Fraud Office has yet to come to a decision, and his views on the Observer’s role in the affair. Female interviewer not identified (poss Elena Curti).

Contributors

David Young; Elena Curti?

Keywords

Legal procedure; Reports; Government; Newspapers; Business; Jury system; Business acquisitions; Appeals; Harrods; Lonrho; Observer; Tiny Rowland; High courts; Injunctions; Mohamed Al-Fayed; Department of Trade; House of Fraser

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