1984 newspaper clipping about British Airways privatisation delay caused by Sir Freddie Laker legal action

This December 19, 1984 press clipping from the Shields Gazette reports on the delay of British Airways' £1,000m privatisation due to legal action brought by Sir Freddie Laker in the United States. The article explains how Laker's anti-trust case caused the sale to be postponed from February 1985 to possibly May, affecting the government's privatisation momentum following British Telecom's success.