UK: PROFILE - SIR BRYAN CARSBERG.

Cool and analytical, the head of the OFT chooses his words carefuly as he talks to Christ Blackhurst.

When Adonis, a group of male strippers, felt that their rivals, the Chippendales, were taking an unfair advantage recently by insisting that promoters deal with them exclusively, they complained to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Similarly, when concern was raised about the level of fees imposed by consultants at private hospitals, the OFT was asked to investigate. And again, just before Christmas, when consumer groups voiced concern at the price of Nintendo and Sega computer games, the OFT moved in.