 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Best closed shop in town; John Cranage discovers how Thatcher broke the best closed shop in town to let in the London barrow-boys.(Business)
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Byline: John Cranage
Twenty years ago today the London Stock Exchange experienced one of the most dramatic revolutions ever to hit the world's financial markets.
October 27, 1986 was "Big Bang" day in the City of London.
Just as astrophysicists attribute the creation of the universe to a single explosion of matter and energy, so London's pre-eminent position as one of the world's powerhouses of capitalism was, it is argued, due to the events of a single day in history.
In itself, the City's Big Bang does not appear to have been all that dramatic. In essence, ...
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In memoriam. (London, England's Financial Securities Act of 1986 put an end to such financial traditions as the floor of the Stock Exchange, fixed commissions, and British dominance of the city)(Brief Article)
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