A Look Back At
Born in 2014
What Was Life Like in 2014?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£3.25
Loaf of Bread
£1.40
Petrol (per litre)
130p
Average House
£186,553
Weekly Wage
£747.00
Value of Money
£1 in 2014 would be worth approximately £1.20 in today's money.
Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
- 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
- 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.
- 28 August – Douglas Carswell, the MP for Clacton announces his defection from the Conservative Party to the UK Independence Party, and that he will contest a by-election as a UKIP candidate.
- 18 September – 2014 Scottish independence referendum: Scotland votes "No" to Scottish independence by a majority of 383,937 votes (No: 2,001,926; Yes: 1,627,989) and a margin of 55.3% to 44.7%.
- 24 September – Parliament will be recalled on 26 September to allow MPs to discuss possible UK participation in the US led airstrikes against Islamic State, it is announced.
- 20 November – 2014 Rochester and Strood by-election: Voters go to the polls after MP Mark Reckless seeks re-election under the UKIP label, having defected from the Conservative Party.
- 21 November – The launch is announced of The National, Scotland's first daily newspaper to take a pro-independence stance.
Popular Toys & Games
- Frozen Dolls
- Minecraft
- Shopkins
UK No. 1 on 1 January 2014
Happy
Pharrell Williams