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By: Iain Martin

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  • Inside Big Bang: The chaotic October morning that created the modern City

    Shortly before 8am, as Sir Nicholas Goodison surveyed the floor of the Exchange crowded with foreign television crews and curious journalists, he was a little apprehensive. After so much hype about the possibilities of what had been termed Big Bang, and difficult negotiations with Margaret Thatcher’s ministers, and efforts to persuade the more conservative elements [...]

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