What’s going to be the story of 2022

[Ivan stewart]

Is it going to be energy costs and inflation or tax rises?
Or ??

[98elise]

Energy costs... especially as we go into winter.

[bitchstewie]

So far as things that impact normal people and barring the unexpected I think cost of living has a good chance so all of the above.

[jhonn]

I think the pandemic will continue to be a main story for 2022, along with ever more extreme weather events and climate change - I can't think of any 'good news' events coming along!

[Earthdweller]

WW3 or alien invasion

[anonymous-user]

Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[Rufus Stone]

Ivan stewart said:

Is it going to be energy costs and inflation or tax rises?
Or ??

All three, plus increased mortgage costs due to higher interest rates.

It's going to be a painful financial year for many.

[Gecko1978]

I suspect the pain of things already mentioned will make Johnson's position as PM much harder.

[Pastor Of Muppets]

[markbigears]

2022 …. The year of the perfect storm

[paulw123]

High cost of living made even worse long term with the constant pissing money up the wall in a fruitless attempt to beat covid.

Green issues just being used to push up the cost of living even more.

[andy_s]

Environmentally friendly porn.
Lipstick becomes an oppressive patriarchal construct.
NFT's swing big then crash, leaving many people wishing they'd stuck to normal Veblen goods.
Elon itemizes how his $11B tax was spent, people are puzzled.
NHS is on the brink of collapse, people are concerned, again.
Trump gets his day in court, gets let off as he has Epstein's black book. Maxwell House coffee is bankrupted by their association with it all.
mongooseCoin eats CobraCoin.
'Species' becomes the new 'race' and people encourage dog fking for fairness. Lassie is cancelled due to her problematic past.
James Webb Space Telescope sees so far back into the past it spots it's own planned launch date.
A new form of Anthrax emerges from Sainsbury's in Porton Down. Trump blamed.
Sanctions imposed on multiple countries following success of sanctions of Cuba.
Boris changes Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of Interior Decorating.
Kamala Harris becomes new PoTUS, gets so excited she pisses herself at the inauguration. Makes up for it by gathering everyone around to listen to fairy tales, drink milk and sing a happy song. World poverty ends.
Putin takes up Magic and impresses critics with his misdirection skills but can't understand where their wallets went.


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Really? lots of economic misery -> lots of moaning about economic misery by people making money from economic misery.

Edited by andy_s on Friday 31st December 09:39

[abzmike]

The Conservative Party - it’s always all about them. The rest of us are merely pawns in the game.

[Vanden Saab]

I know it is not fashionable but I think 2022 is going to be a good year, Wage rises for the lowest paid along with millions of jobs meaning those with crap employers can move, lots of Furlough and cancelled holiday money being spent. Covid a distant memory for most and the need to return to normality being uppermost in peoples minds. Hopefully mother earth will respond with a good summer to put the icing on the cake.

[Genuine Barn Find]

Certainly not wanting this, but i suspect the story of 2022 will be the death of Queen Elizabeth.

[Brave Fart]

England win the FIFA World Cup and lift the trophy in Qatar on 18th December 2022. You heard it here first, folks.

[paulw123]

Genuine Barn Find said:

Certainly not wanting this, but i suspect the story of 2022 will be the death of Queen Elizabeth.

I fear so. Think this will be the icing on the cake of a pretty crap year as the huge bill for covid starts to rear it’s head

[g3org3y]

[thebraketester]

8th booster

[Maximus Decimus Meridius]

Earthdweller said:

WW3 or alien invasion

COVID-19 was dropped on The Earth by the aliens as a precursor to invasion. Coming down here in war machines and fighting the humans for the planet's resources is so old hat.
The virus did not work as planned but the alien fleet is still hiding behind Jupiter.

But you already knew that ...