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2019 predictions

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WrithingHomeForChristmas · 29/12/2018 06:58

Firstly, piss off lazy journos.

What are your predictions for 2019? Politics, weather, celebrity stuff, trends anything. Always enjoy reading these then looking back to see if anything came true.

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WrithingHomeForChristmas · 29/12/2018 07:05

I think it's very hard to say as a lot will depend on Brexit and if we have No Deal or not.

More awareness of being "green", reusable plastic alternatives coming into the mainstream, maybe a vegan cookbook by someone like Jamie Oliver.

Pugs, unicorns, cacti and llamas are getting a bit "old" but I don't know what will replace them on "stuff". Parrots? Deer?

A mixed reaction to The Handmaid's Tale sequel.

A downturn in interest in vloggers/instagrammers.

Either the Queen or Prince Philip to have a health crisis.

Another very hot summer, and flooding in the autumn.

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Idontmeanto · 29/12/2018 08:54

Tumultuous political climate to continue, with both Corbyn and May being replaced as party leaders and a general election. Desperately hoping to see Brexit cancelled in the process but that’s wishful thinking.
Rising prices for essentials andunemployment if not leading to civil unrest.

Suspect there will be another royal baby in addition to Harry and Megan’s.

GandolfBold · 29/12/2018 08:59

I don't think May will be PM by thr end of 2019, and I also don't think Corbyn will still be Labour leader.

We will lose another few high street names

We will have another cold winter and glorious summer, except for the week in August where we are in Devon, when it will piss it down!

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BrylcreamBeret · 29/12/2018 09:03

The Walking Dead will continue to be all filler, no thriller.

WrithingHomeForChristmas · 29/12/2018 14:29

That's a good point about high street shops, any guesses who? I'm surprised Waterstones keep going tbh. River Island? New Look?

I agree May probably won't hang around though I think it depends how Brexit goes. If she gets her deal through then I reckon she'll still be in place next year.

Would love to see Cornyn replaced.

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LEMtheoriginal · 29/12/2018 14:36

We will lose more of the high street

Brexit will happen with a pfft because everyone is beyond despair.

Teresa may will disappear into the ether and will be replaced by the extreme right.

Jeremy will start a commune on the shetlans isles.

The DUP will tell us to feck off as they can no longer be arsed with us. Who can blame them?

The trend for brachycephalic dogs will come to an end as people finally realise they a buying time share in the vets.

They will bring out phones with even better cameras that we dont need.

Children will continue to starve in the third world.

LEMtheoriginal · 29/12/2018 14:37

Actually i think waterstones will be a survivor.

brizzledrizzle · 29/12/2018 15:00

Facebook will come close to closing down.
M&S will have financial problems.
We'll have a general election.
Welfare, education and health funding will be cut in real terms.
It's going to be a great year.

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calamitycake · 29/12/2018 15:14

I hope Waterstones survive. My local one is doing very well. I think there will always be a market for a decent bookshop with a coffee shop inside.

EwItsAHooman · 29/12/2018 15:21

Waterstones seem to do quite well. Our nearest one sells books but also has a cafe using local produce, regular book signings/readings and 'meet the author' type events, and they have pay-per-session weekly clubs on such as Lego Club, book club, creative writing, D&D, gaming nights, etc.

I think Debenhams will go, possibly New Look or Top Shop. There'll be a new shop to rival Primark.

Community clothing schemes and swap shops will become popular, where you can take (for example) clothes your DC have outgrown and swap them for the next size up for a nominal fee. I think weigh shops where you buy dry goods like coffee, flour, pasta, etc by the scoop might make a come back too as people look at how much needless packaging they're using.

Prices will go up. There'll be more nannying from the government as fat tax, calorie tax, and salt tax join the sugar tax.

May will go and so will Corbyn. As soon as new leaders are in place there'll be a general election with a hung Parliament and weeks of drawn out negotiations before we find out who has 'won'.

There'll be riots in the early summer as Brexit either goes through and makes everything that bit shitter or collapses entirely and has to be cancelled or the results of the above election are announced. There are a lot of angry people and a lot of disaffected people who are just waiting for a spark to set them off.

Wills and Kate will announce baby number 4. Queen Elizabeth will pass away after a short illness and Philip not long after. Harry will move to America with Meghan not long after Charles is crowned.

More schools will announced shorter school days to cope with cuts in funding and some will trial "collective home education" with pupils being taught as a class but from home via live streaming/video link because it's cheaper to give every child a laptop and a video link than it is to run and staff a school building.

Flamingoes, squirrels, and monkeys to replace llamas, unicorns, and mermaids.

Food trends will be smoked/smoky everything including desserts, tea and coffee, delicate floral flavours as the opposite trend to the smoky flavours, and Japanese foods and flavours like matcha, miso, soybean, etc. There'll also be more and more bars and restaurants declaring themselves to be 'phone free' zones with mobile phone use either limited to specific sections (like the old smoking sections) or prohibited on the premises.

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 29/12/2018 15:31

I think the high street casualties are most likely to be Debenhams or Body Shop. Maybe a food outlet too (Coffee Republic? Ask?)

I’m going to go for Eugenie having a baby (can’t see William and Kate having a 4th).

Brexit. Hmmm. It’ll either be a complete non-event (remember how worried everyone was about the millennium bug?) or so utterly catastrophic that we’ll need the IMF to bail us out to keep the country afloat.

WrithingHomeForChristmas · 29/12/2018 18:58

Ah yes the Body Shop, wouldn't be surprised to see them go. I think Lush have taken over a lot of that market.

Interesting how many are predicting a general election.

I also think Eugenie will have a baby, though I wouldn't be surprised if Wills and Kate have a 4th (probably not born next year, but a pregnancy announced).

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ManicUnicorn · 29/12/2018 19:41

I'm going to say this out loud for the first time. And I can't quite believe I'm actually saying it, but:

Liverpool are going to win the Premier League.

PortiaCastis · 29/12/2018 19:51

General election
Fuck ups because of the idiocy that is brexit
Debos will go to the tubes as will New look
Phil will die
Meghan will give birth to a beautiful girl
My Mum may get married yet again
Baby shark do doo de doo will grow up
Camilla may also die
More extreme weather
Kate will be upduffed again

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ForalltheSaints · 29/12/2018 20:40

I think it is possible that the Duke of Edinburgh will die. No love for him, but the Queen will mourn and we may see less of her for a while.

Agree with Liverpool winning the Premier League, also predict that Celtic will not win north of the border.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/12/2018 20:51

Will CrossRail ever be finished ? Is 2019 the year?

I think Phillip will die and the Queen will abdicate .

WH Smiths will go . It is too expensive , everything that is there can be bought elsewhere cheaper , and anytime I've bought one of the 3 for 2 offers the till (either Self Service or till operator) hasn;t validated the offer till I queried it Hmm Only the Post Office is keeping our local ones viable , they could move out to other premises.

The NHS will stagger on but there will be further cuts to services provided .

brizzledrizzle · 29/12/2018 20:53

I think Phillip will die and the Queen will abdicate

Hasn't she said she will never abdicate? I think it'll end up going straight from the Queen to William.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/12/2018 20:59

She has said that but who knows how she will fare if he dies before her ? He has always been her 'rock'.

(I'm not a fan of the royal family but there is something about their relationship that is so solid. Who knows how long one will last without the other Sad )

Vinorosso74 · 29/12/2018 21:00

There will be several high street casualties-Debenhams, Monsoon (Accessorize will stay) maybe some unexpected ones too.
Food prices will rise due to crop shortages (weather related) and Brexit. Exchange rate will get even worse!
We will be in political turmoil with Corbyn and May resigning as party leaders. Brexit will not be resolved. Scotland will vote to become independent.
I think there'll be a death in the Royal Family too. No more babies though.
There will be assassination attempt on a world leader.
The NHS will be stretched to it's limit as a result of staff shortages and lack of money.
House prices will crash.

IndianaMoleWoman · 29/12/2018 21:04

Brexit will not be resolved in 2019, either due to an extension being granted or another vote resulting in the whole thing being kicked to the curb. This will result in the rise of a pro-Brexit movement who feel betrayed and like the democratic process hasn’t been followed. In turn there may be protests, civil unrest or even terrorism.

I think a royal in Charles’s generation will die, but Phil and Liz will make it through the year.

Meghan will have twins, a boy and a girl. The girl’s name will reference Diana in some way.

I think TV channels will start to fold in the same way high street stores have over the past few years.

There will be an assassination attempt on Trump but he will remain unscathed.

There will be a celebrity scandal involving a murder.

BoyMeetsWorld · 30/12/2018 17:26

I think EwItsAHuman is pretty spot on.

In addition, I think Facebook may finally close down...one or 2 further huge data breaches will seal the deal and all the existing photo data within people's accounts will be auto migrated to Instagram unless they opt out.

Driverless cars will be piloted more fervently towards the end of the year.

I'm also going to put this out there although of course I v v much hope I'm wrong. Everything falls into place for a Baltic-style war, amplified by the propaganda of the mass media and triggered by the warring political fractions of Brexit. Putin will be all too happy to weigh in on the chaos in the UK and advance on Ukraine while the world is distracted. Again, may not happen during 2019 but will start unless we sort things out. And I hope I'm wrong.

Can't say I'm feeling positive about 2019.

FairfaxAikman · 30/12/2018 20:08

Firstly, piss off lazy journos

I predict that MN users will continue to think that this can and will stop items from a public forum appearing in newspapers/websites. Hmm