United Kingdom predictions for 2020

Read 15 predictions about the United Kingdom in 2020, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

International relations predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

International relations predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

Politics predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Politics related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

Britain's 'sharing economy' is creating a desperate servant underclass.Link

Government predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Government related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

Britain's 'sharing economy' is creating a desperate servant underclass.Link
Facebook, Amazon, and Google are going to have to pay a major new tax on their UK sales.Link
10 worst countries for tax evasion.Link

Economy predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Economy related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

With little to no growth in business investment, the UK economy risks dipping into a recession amid Brexit tensions and uncertainties between 2020 and 2022. Likelihood: 90%1

As coal declines, former mining towns turn to tourism.Link
Britain's 'sharing economy' is creating a desperate servant underclass.Link
Facebook, Amazon, and Google are going to have to pay a major new tax on their UK sales.Link
10 worst countries for tax evasion.Link

Technology predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Technology related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

London's "Stratford City" is fully built1

United Kingdom engineers are sending this weird spider bot to the moon.Link
China and Europe to build a base on the moon and launch other projects into space.Link

Culture predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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Defense predictions for in 2020

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Infrastructure predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Infrastructure related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

A $14 billion, 4 GW floating wind farm project is finally completed between 2032 to 3034, converting energy-to-hydrogen to heat millions of UK homes. (Likelihood 90%)1

UK hatches plan to build world's first fusion power plant.Link

Environment predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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Science predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

Science related predictions to impact the United Kingdom in 2020 include:

China and Europe to build a base on the moon and launch other projects into space.Link

Health predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.

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