Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018

Subject

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018.

Significance

UK politics in 2018 will still be under the long shadow of the surprising setback Prime Minister Theresa May suffered in the early election she called in June. Meanwhile, growth forecasts for the economy have been downgraded and downside risks remain high. Since the Brexit vote in 2016, the United Kingdom has gone from one of the fastest-growing G7 economies to the slowest.