Quotes regarding price fixing and cartel cases from the British press (9 newspapers) between 2000-2009 which were then coded for qualitative content analysis. This enabled analysis of the coverage of these types of cases across the British press. The ESRC Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) at the University of East Anglia (UEA) undertakes interdisciplinary research into competition policy and regulation that has real-world policy relevance without compromising academic rigour. It prides itself on the interdisciplinary nature of the research and the members are drawn from a range of disciplines, including economics, law, business and political science. The Centre was established in September 2004, building on the pre-existing Centre for Competition and Regulation (CCR), with a grant from the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council). It currently boasts a total of 26 faculty members (including the Director and a Political Science Mentor), 4 full- and part-time researchers and 23 PhD students.

Content analysis. Search for key terms 'price fixing' and 'cartels' in lexisnexus newspaper database. The articles in the 9 newspapers analysed that contained these terms where then subject to coding and content analysis.