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British Airways paid out one of the largest libel settlements in UK history on 11th January, 1993, for engaging in disreputable business practices, including shredding documents, poaching passages, and circulating hostile and discreditable stories about their upstart rival Virgin Airlines.\nThe so-called Dirty Tricks revealed that British Airways had created a secret unit within a secure office in Gatwick dedicated to destroying Richard Branson\u2019s new airline through a range of nefarious strategies.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss the sneaky activities that British Airways\u2019 Helpline team were tasked with carrying out; explain how the murky story ended up in court; and reveal Richard Branson\u2019s fool-proof single piece of advice for anyone who wants to become a millionaire\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018British Air to pay for \u201cDirty Tricks\u201d\u2019 (The Chicago Tribune, 1993): https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-01-12-9303161067-story.html\n\u2022 \u2018British Airways Virgin Atlantic Dirty Tricks (1993)\u2019 (Granada TV, 1993):\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm54xVyqBLI&t=7s\n#90s #Business #UK\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices