Labour wins the next General Election, either as a majority or as a coalition. Either is possible at this point.
Even the must stupid or malicious members of that government realise that Brexit isn't working and renegotiate trade and other agreements.
We end up with EEA with Schengen or some variations thereof. Better but not perfect.
Independence movements in Scotland and Wales gain momentum quickly and eventually the UK devolves into a federal model, or more likely as separate nations under an EEA / EU type arrangements with local equivalents for mutual defence and cross border cooperation.
We could end up with Scotland and Wales in the full EU, even adopting the Euro which solves a boat load of additional problems.
2035 might look very different than 2025 for the UK.
Hello and happy 2023! I thought I'd start the new year with a new storyline of predictions. Now in ten years. This is just for myself. I'd like to look back at them in 2033 and laugh about how ridiculous they were. Let's start with Augmented Reality. ...
Everyone writes about the rapid progress of AI. Everyone makes experiments with it, everyone has tried it out already. It's working much too well, right? Yes, it makes mistakes, but it's improving faster than you could write articles about its flaws. ...
Everything can already be seen in the architectural foundation of future history. It's getting hot on Earth. Some regions will become inhabitable. People who are currently living there will fight for their survival. ...
Traffic is terrible, Jams are annoying, Construction sites are from hell and I don't even want to start with the other drivers. If only cars could drive on their own. Let's look at the situation in ten years. ...
As a big cyberpunk fan, I am constantly interested in the VR topic. The Metaverse is the latest real-world iteration on this topic and the Apple VR initiative will surely give it another spin and acceleration. So what will Meta's approach most likely look like in ten years? ...
As long as we can think, work has been at the centre of our existence. These days, it covers around 25% of our adult life, 40 hours a week. In former times, it was more and it tends to become less in the next decades. Two megatrends pull on each side of this important part of our life, on the job market place. ...
Only fools try to predict the future. You can read my earlier predictions, or dig deep into my archives and rate me on how foolish I am. I tend to look at technology through the lens of "what do I want to happen?" and then assume the worst. So, here goes! Federation Gets Simpler As […]
As part of my MSc, I fell down a research rabbit-hole of 1980s "Office Of THE FUTURE!!" articles. Ultimately, I couldn't find a way to include it in my research - so you're getting my cast offs.
So, I present to you some choice predictions from "Technology and the office of the future" by B. W. Manley.
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