A Look Back At
Born in 2017
What Was Life Like in 2017?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£3.55
Loaf of Bread
£1.48
Petrol (per litre)
120p
Average House
£226,441
Weekly Wage
£810.00
Value of Money
£1 in 2017 would be worth approximately £1.10 in today's money.
Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
- 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
- 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.
- 12 May – Computers across the United Kingdom are hit by a large-scale ransomware cyber-attack, causing major disruption.
- 8 June – general election 2017: The Conservatives remain the largest party, but fail to get enough seats for a majority, leading to a hung parliament. In a surprise result, they are reduced from 330 to 318 seats.
- 20 July – Sir Vince Cable becomes the new leader of the Liberal Democrats after nominations close without any challengers.
- 16 October – Hurricane Ophelia hits the British Isles.
- 5 November – A huge new leak of documents known as the Paradise Papers is reported by the BBC's Panorama programme, revealing how the wealthy and powerful, including the Queen's private estate, invest offshore.
Popular Toys & Games
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UK No. 1 on 1 January 2017
Rockabye
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