A Look Back At

Born in 2022

What Was Life Like in 2022?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Pint of Beer

£4.50

Loaf of Bread

£1.80

Petrol (per litre)

191p

Average House

£283,615

Weekly Wage

£975.00

Value of Money

£1 in 2022 would be worth approximately £0.95 in today's money.

Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
  • 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
  • 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.
  • 24 May – The Elizabeth line opens in London.
  • 28 July – The 2022 Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham.
  • 23 September – Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivers an emergency mini-budget in which he announces the biggest tax cuts in the UK since 1972.
  • 14 October – Just Stop Oil protesters throw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's 1888 masterpiece, Sunflowers, in the National Gallery. The rotating sign outside Scotland Yard is also spray painted orange. More than 20 arrests are made.
  • 24 November – Net migration into the UK hits an all-time high of 504,000 in the year to June, partly driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, those fleeing persecution in Hong Kong, and the resettlement of Afghan refugees.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Squishmallows
  • Gabby's Dollhouse
  • LEGO Star Wars

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