A Look Back At
Born in 2015
What Was Life Like in 2015?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£3.35
Loaf of Bread
£1.42
Petrol (per litre)
107p
Average House
£197,807
Weekly Wage
£768.00
Value of Money
£1 in 2015 would be worth approximately £1.20 in today's money.
Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
- 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
- 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.
- 1 April – English Heritage begins to operate as a charitable trust to manage the nation's portfolio of historic properties, while Historic England is formed to take on its previous functions in statutory planning, advice on and protection of the historic built environment.
- 7 May – 2015 general election: The Conservative Party win an outright majority with 331 seats, securing David Cameron a second term in office.
- 24 August – British IT consultant Chris Norman is awarded the Légion d'Honneur, France's highest decoration, for his bravery in the 2015 Thalys train attack in France.
- 9 September – Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch, as she declares the Borders Railway officially open.
- 30 September – Volkswagen announces that 1,200,000 of its vehicles sold in the UK are affected by the software behind the emissions scandal, including cars with the VW brand, Audi, Seat, Skodă and VW vans.
Popular Toys & Games
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UK No. 1 on 1 January 2015
Uptown Funk
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