A Look Back At

Born in 2010

What Was Life Like in 2010?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Pint of Beer

£2.85

Loaf of Bread

£1.25

Petrol (per litre)

121p

Average House

£167,469

Weekly Wage

£699.00

Value of Money

£1 in 2010 would be worth approximately £1.40 in today's money.

Events of 2010 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 April – A cloud of volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland causes the closure of airspace over the United Kingdom and northern and western Europe.
  • 7 May – 2010 general election: The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats begin negotiations to reach either a parliamentary agreement, or to create a coalition government with a House of Commons majority.
  • 29 July – Metro Bank opens its first branch, in Holborn, London, the first wholly new high street bank for more than a century.
  • 25 September – 2010 Labour Party leadership election: Ed Miliband is elected the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition, narrowly beating his brother David in the final round of the leadership contest.
  • 1 October – The Equality Act comes into effect, consolidating legislation requiring equal treatment in access to employment and services regardless of gender, race, health, disability, sexual orientation, belief and age.
  • 26 October – Independent Print Limited launches i, the first national daily newspaper for a quarter of a century. The 20p paper is aimed at "readers and lapsed readers of quality newspapers".
  • 1 December – (c.) – Spanish-born Ana Patricia Botín becomes the first woman chief executive officer of a British bank, Santander UK.
  • 9 December – The coalition government win a vote in the House of Commons to raise the cap on university tuition fees in England to £9,000 with a majority of 21.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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