Times have clearly changed. A decade ago, a May Day riot resulted in a fair amount of damage and the crusties tried to invade the Liffe floor. They made a crucial mistake though, as they failed to realise that most of the people there were quite determined to defend their pitch. The result was that the crusties got a bit of kicking.
But the City has moved on from that period of confidence. Bankers and brokers were advised this week that the antics they used in 1999, such as waving wads of cash at the crusties as they passed, was not advisable.
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