Predictions for UK in 2022

[jesuistot]

Regarding covid, politics, anything really.
Just for fun, it’s always quite interesting to look back at these sort of threads a year later.

Yeah Andrew is in for a shitty year .

Johnson out in the first quarter once worst of winter COVID has waned so successor can ride good mood coming out of that. Probably Sunak or Gove. Tories will win next election (which is still bloody years away) regardless of what happens because apparently people want to be shat on by the privileged.

Schools will remain open all year, even if they probably shouldn't be in Jan/Feb

Summer will be largely OK COVID-wise with few if any restrictions

Things will creep back up again in autumn but government will have stepped down monitoring of infections to at least some degree by then and no further restrictions will be put in place unless a much scarier varient becomes apparent

We start seeing economic consequences of COVID more - thus far things seem remarkably OK considering (which is not to say they're great) but a lot of businesses that have been limping along will be totally drained and collapse, leaving unpaid landlords, pension funds with property investments damaged and so on.

Antivax and climate-scepticism will continue to join forces as selfish people see the commonality of not wanting to do anything that inconveniences them.

I think Andrew will be protected while the Queen is alive. By all accounts she is close to her second son, but there is no love lost between him & Charles. When big brother becomes king, he’s fucked.

Labour Party in turmoil, meltdown then will begin to disappear.
Announcement of BBC privatisation.
Return to politics of Nigel Farage.
Terrorist attack with a twist.
Housing quality scandals.
Significant data breach affecting 80% adults.

The nhs will be restructured as in it's current form it can't cope

I agree sadly the queen isn't well so might die this year in which case Andrew in for an awful year

I think the Queen will formally handover all her duties to Charles and William.

Her Christmas speech set the tone for this with talk of continuity and passing on the baton.

It will happen at the end of her Jubilee festivities.

As they have tinkered with the late May Bank Holiday it will either rain throughout or be beautiful sunny weather but we'll be in strict lockdown.

See 2020 and 2012.

I also think the Tories may be on the way out.

In 2022? Not a cat in hell's chance. Boris maybe, but the Tories no.

People will struggle more next year with increased bills and salaries reducing, but government won't care.

Salaries aren't reducing though. They are going up, especially at the bottom end.

On Friday 3rd June, Meghan Markle will make a big announcement.

There will be a major accident on a 'Smart' motorway.

Monarchy in some danger as queen may die, not immediate danger but definite drop in support
Scottish independ nice and six county vote on United Ireland won't happen in 2022 but support for both will rise

Johnson will go either voluntarily r sacked by Tories , sunsk r javid to take over

USA will sink further into mire as republicans win senate

UK cost of living continues to increase due to Brexit

Putin invaded Ukraine east but vaguely surreptitiously ie using supposed Ukrainians who want to re-unite with Russia, west does nothing

Covid- anything could and will happen

@NdujaWannaDance

I also think the Tories may be on the way out.

In 2022? Not a cat in hell's chance. Boris maybe, but the Tories no.

I agree. However unpopular they are and however far behind in the polls, the Tories will hang on until the bitter end (December 2024) in the hope that something will turn up, just as Gordon Brown did in 2010.

I didn't say the Tories would be out but on the way out. I think they are rapidly losing popularity with much of the core supporters. People all feeling poorer & paying more tax next yr will not help & I think the state of the NHS will be a trigger

Salaries aren't reducing though. They are going up, especially at the bottom end.

The tax bands are frozen & NI increases plus inflation means in real terms salary are reducing.

Without reading any replies I'd guess:

After the boundary commission review there will be a snap general election. The Tories will get in again but Johnson will say he will only stay in for another 2 years. After losing labour will do another leadership contest. Hopefully David Milliband will come back.

The SNP will announce the date of the next independence referendum. The polls will be high and the establishment will play dirty tricks to maintain the status quo.

Disposable coffee cups will be banned.

Lots more big name shops will close down.

WFH/ hybrid models will become the long term norm. City centres will look very different, with lunch shops closing and vacant office blocks.

HS2 will get more drawn back.

There will be more floods/ storms.

Emma Raducanu will win Wimbledon.

Boris will be out in the late Spring. He will also resign as an MP and keep his head down for a while. But he will make an absolute fortune in after dinner speeches.

3 horse race between Hunt, Truss and Sunak. Hunt will get the job.

Queen will hand over considerable duties to Charles and William. Things will get very tricky for Andrew and the stress of it all will see the Queen retreat even more despite it being her jubilee year. The Queen will not die in 2022 though. Catherine, Edward and Sophie will be increasingly visible to deflect attention away from Andrew.

Once the Queen does die and Charles takes over, Andrew will be ostracised and will move abroad. With Fergie.

The English will go mad for the World Cup, expecting it to be coming home. England will do quite well but heartbreak will ensue in the quarter finals.

Biden will have a significant health scare in the Autumn and hand over to Harris. Trump will make a strong move to be the Republican candidate.

Emma Raducanu will win Wimbledon. Lewis Hamilton will win the F1 title.

@NdujaWannaDance

People will struggle more next year with increased bills and salaries reducing, but government won't care.

Salaries aren't reducing though. They are going up, especially at the bottom end.

When national insurance goes up, your take home pay will reduce. Also not everyone's salary will increase.

• Massive Omicron wave of Covid will be the last one where there are restrictions and lead to herd immunity via natural infection/recovery and boosters.

• Within the next six months mass testing and daily figures will be abandoned and testing centres closed. We'll all be told to get back to normal life and live with Covid, like we live with other viruses.

• Not sure what will happen to Boris - if the UK economy can 'bounce back' after this wave of Covid then he has a chance, simply because most people will just be so relieved to get back to normal life, otherwise there'll be a vote of no confidence and a leadership contest. Truss is apparently the front runner, but I reckon Sunak could give her a run for her money.

• Cost of living is going to go up massively - if Labour are smart (and they aren't particularly), they'll at least try to capitalise on this. Unless they ditch the mantra that 'transwomen are women' though and start standing up for women, the Tories will have the edge with many voters.

• Many people fall (further) into poverty over fuel and food price rises.

• In the US, Republicans will likely take the House in Nov. There are now more registered Republicans than Democrats, for I think the first time ever. Dangerous times for Dems and they need to ditch the woke shit and start appealing to middle America again.

According to some guy who predicts the future there’s going to be a chicken soup scandal!

Social unrest occurs as a result of people not being able to survive financially. Families on the breadline. Increase in crime & poverty in the most deprived areas of the country. Everyone forgets about COVID around about April/May when the weather starts to improve & energy bills soar.

The Taliban continue to make life hell for the women of Afghanistan & the world’s governments turn a blind eye.

Lots of people make new year’s resolutions to become vegetarian/vegan or eat more plant-based products.

I turn 40 & have a tantrum

@felulageller

"After the boundary commission review there will be a snap general election. The Tories will get in again but Johnson will say he will only stay in for another 2 years. After losing labour will do another leadership contest. Hopefully David Milliband will come back."

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Oooo - I like the idea of David Milliband coming back.

Covid will fuck off and MN will be able to drastically reduce server capacity when the Coronavirus board is closed down.

The economy will have a resurgence and as a consequence it will appear that Boris has triumphed and will be forgiven and the Very Serious Cheeseandwinegate investigation result will be lost in a No 10 drawer.

MN will need new servers again in June when the people that voted Leave realise that they have to stand in very, very, very long queues at Alicante, Palma et al without understanding why.

China, not missing a trick, will open Disney style theme resorts airside at Alicante, Palma et al so all the people in the very, very, very long passport queues can be relived of their Euros.

The England men's football team will still be in a very, very, very long queue or halfway up Palma Magic Mountain, having collectively followed a bunch of pissed fans through Customs when the trophy is lifted by Sweden.

Prince Charles will die. Everyone will forget everything they've said they hate about the monarchy as King William gets ready for the hot seat.

Nobody, not even the editor, will read Prince Harry's book let alone colour in the pictures and complete the crossword that had to be included to try and create a frisson of interest.

The queen dies. Republicanism rises. Australia severs ties. The commonwealth will disappear.

Domestic tourism will boom.