United Kingdom predictions for 2020

Read 52 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:

  • Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China.Link
  • In U.S. and UK, globalization leaves some feeling 'left behind' or 'swept up'.Link
  • 54 newsrooms, 9 countries, and 9 core ideas: Here’s what two researchers found in a yearlong quest for journalism innovation.Link

Politics predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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

  • Ten million British jobs could be gone in 15 years. No one knows what happens next.Link
  • The EU and the ghost in the machine.Link
  • Twenty-four hours later: What happened today?.Link
  • Dominic Cummings’s plan to reshape the state.Link
  • Andrew Doyle: The media misrepresented Brexit.Link

Government predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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

  • UK offshore associations addressing crew safety.Link
  • Government see apprenticeships as ‘vital’ for uk’s financial recovery.Link
  • How #metoo has impacted mentorship for women.Link
  • Ten million British jobs could be gone in 15 years. No one knows what happens next.Link
  • The EU and the ghost in the machine.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
  • Government see apprenticeships as ‘vital’ for uk’s financial recovery.Link
  • U.k. earns companies that 20% of workforce could be out as coronavirus cases rise.Link
  • As coal declines, former mining towns turn to tourism.Link
  • Wellbeing | UK workers 'shamed' out of taking full holiday allowance.Link
  • BCC forecast: Business investment and productivity sinking amid Brexit stalemate and global slowdown.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
  • As UK fires-up private space industry, space camp accelerator launches.Link
  • United Kingdom plans $1.3 billion artificial intelligence push.Link
  • Inside the United Kingdom's tech renaissance.Link
  • US space companies are crossing the Atlantic, bringing rocket launches to the UK for the first time.Link

Culture predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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

  • Organised crime in the UK is bigger than ever before. Can the police catch up?.Link
  • Why are England's schools at breaking point?.Link
  • Why the UK has no guns.Link
  • Harry, Meghan and Marx.Link
  • Britain’s mixed-race population blurs the lines of identity politics.Link

Defense predictions for in 2020

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

  • The British Army is carrying out a massive test of military robots and drones.Link
  • British military could be left depleted after £13bn shortfall.Link
  • Britain’s armed forces get ready for a revolution.Link
  • Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China.Link

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
  • Deep decarbonisation: The multi-trillion-dollar question.Link
  • Britain takes a third way on 5G with Huawei.Link
  • The U.K. is finally making its Brexit. What's next?.Link
  • In its Huawei decision, the British government eyes a careful balancing act.Link

Environment predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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

  • EU bans UK's most-used pesticide over health and environment fears.Link
  • Open letter on climate-related financial risks.Link
  • Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend.Link
  • Car industry on alert over reports some hybrids face a ban.Link
  • Wind power overtakes nuclear for first time in UK across a quarter.Link

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
  • How bio-hacking is changing your future.Link
  • fAIth.Link
  • Research reveals internet may be rewiring our brain and it’s changing us already.Link
  • The surprising truth about perfectionism in millennials.Link

Health predictions for the United Kingdom in 2020

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

  • UK offshore associations addressing crew safety.Link
  • Ageing population will have huge impact on social services, Lords told.Link

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

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