The Serious Fraud Office is treating people seriously unfairly
From our UK edition
If British industry had its own Mount Rushmore, the carved rock would undoubtedly include the face of Sir Ralph Robins. As, successively, managing director, chief executive and chairman of Rolls-Royce between 1984 and 2003, he transformed the fortunes of a company that had been humbled by receivership and nationalisation in the 1970s. Thirty years ago the engineering company was privatised again. In the face of opposition from advisers, partners and shareholders, Sir Ralph took the decision to end the agreement that confined Rolls-Royce to junior partner to the American giant General Electric in the wide-body aircraft market. Instead, he launched the Trent project – the design and manufacture of the biggest engine the firm had ever conceived.
