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 years Flotation plans for Laura Ashley
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
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
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
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
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
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
April 2019: Headlines? Osborne misses deficit reduction target Further delays at Hinkley nuclear site Further delays on reduced HS2 project Boris Johnson offends entire G20 Housing sector prospers in Goldilocks market, not too hot, not too cold…
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