What Was 1999 Like?

Back in 1999, there was this strange, jittery energy in the air, a mix of genuine excitement and that daft "Millennium Bug" paranoia where we all half-expected the toaster to explode at midnight.

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Life in 1999

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.70

Loaf of Bread

70p

Average House

£80,469

Weekly Wage

£428.00

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