A Look Back At

Born in 2013

What Was Life Like in 2013?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Pint of Beer

£3.15

Loaf of Bread

£1.38

Petrol (per litre)

137p

Average House

£168,607

Weekly Wage

£733.00

Value of Money

£1 in 2013 would be worth approximately £1.20 in today's money.

Events of 2013 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 April – Police Scotland begins operations, merging all the former forces in the country.
  • 17 July – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in England and Wales after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 receives Royal Assent.
  • 27 August – David Cameron recalls Parliament from its summer recess to discuss responses to the Syrian crisis in the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.
  • 3 September – the Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in the UK, is opened.
  • 7 October – launch of the National Crime Agency, a new body designed to tackle some of Britain's most serious crimes.
  • 19 October – The Sidemen are formed.
  • 21 November – It is reported that three women believed to have been held as slaves for the last three decades were rescued from a residence in London on 25 October.
  • 23 November – the fiftieth anniversary of science fiction TV series Doctor Who is celebrated with the broadcast and cinema screenings of the anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor".Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon launch the Scottish independence White Paper

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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