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30 Years in Perspective 1984-2014
Martin Vander Weyer Business Editor The Spectator
30 Years in Perspective 1984-2014 Martin Vander Weyer Business - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
30 Years in Perspective 1984-2014 Martin Vander Weyer Business - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
30 Years in Perspective 1984-2014 Martin Vander Weyer Business Editor The Spectator April 1984: Headlines Miners Strike: transport workers ready to halt coal movements Hopes of big new oil find in North Sea CBI Survey most optimistic for 5
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April 1989: Headlines
Lawson tells IMF: Budget surplus makes UK an economic beacon for the world Bonuses for Channel Tunnel contractors Thatcher/Gorbachev discuss human rights Oil retreats below $20 after Exxon spill
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April 1994: Headlines
US economy set for robust growth End of British Rail as we know it Berlusconi woos election allies to form government Ministers may delay all-seater football stadiums
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April 1999: Headlines
SNP support wanes in first Scottish elections NATO missiles hit Belgrade, thousands flee Kosovo cities BMW deal secures Longbridge site Yahoo! Pays $4.4bn for Broadcast.com 3 more UK chief execs top £1m pay
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April 2004: Headlines
Mortgage equity withdrawal explodes to £16bn in Q4 — fears of ‘80s style boom Treasury forecasts too optimistic, says Martin Wolf Japanese carmakers wrest market share from Detroit’s Big Three
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April 2009: Headlines
Demonstrators besiege Bank of England as G20 leaders discuss financial recovery plan Liquidators sue KPMG over collapsed subprime lender Executive pay boom Ukraine calls presidential election
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March/April 2014: Headlines
Osborne’s pensions revolution Call to end reliance on Russian gas UK jobless rate 7.2% as squeeze on real earnings eases Jackpot for AO.com founders and staff Next overtakes M&S
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