“The pressure was extremely high.”

Historical sources on the 1980s City of London support Farage’s characterization. The London Museum describes the era’s new office culture as marked by “competition, rivalry, stress” and says financial deregulation sparked a boom in London’s financial industry. The Bank of England describes 1980s London trading floors as a “cacophony of capitalism,” with traders “frantically” darting between counterparties. A Guardian profile of the City also refers to the “ultra-competitive anything-goes culture” that emerged after Big Bang. Taken together, these sources support the claim that the pressure was extremely high, though the wording is subjective rather than measurable. Sources: London Museum (`https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/office-life-1980s/`); Bank of England (`https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/article/2014/what-do-you-think-about-when-you-think-about-a-market.pdf`); The Guardian (`https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/may/27/-sp-special-report-an-outsiders-guide-to-the-city-of-london`).