2021 has been a whirlwind of a year, and a certainly one of uncertainty! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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– We have seen the vaccine rolled out & then topped up by the booster
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– Snow and ice caused travel disruption, a temperature of −17.1 °C is recorded in Scotland, the lowest reading in the UK since December 2010.
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– A new meaning for traffic lights, when the government announced tough new measures for travellers.
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– A new minutes’ silence to remember the 126,172 people who have died from the virus since the beginning of lockdown exactly a year ago on 23rd March
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– COVID-19 pandemic costs meant government borrowing in the year to March reaches £303.1bn, the highest level since the end of World War II.
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– The final Debenhams store is closed, after more than 240 years in business.
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– UEFA Euro 2020: England defeat Denmark 2–1. This marks the first time England have reached the final of a major international tournament since 1966
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– The Office for National Statistics reports that UK job vacancies reached a record high of 953,000 in the three months to July, while average pay rose 7.4%
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– The Northern line extension to Battersea opens, the first major expansion of the London Underground in over 20 years
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– Fuel Supply Crisis where many pumps were empty
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– We have bounced in & out of lockdown
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– Inflation reaches 5.1%, up from 4.2% the previous month and its highest level in 10 years
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Life is a whirlwind of many opportunities; here’s to hopefully a healthier and a more “normal” 2022
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