1992 in The United Kingdom - Undated

Undated

  • Inflation has fallen to a six-year low to 3.7%.
  • The Saatchi Gallery in London stages the Young British Artists exhibition, featuring Damien Hirst's "shark", The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living.
  • Stella Rimington is appointed as the first female Director General of MI5.
  • Barbara Mills is appointed as the first female Director of Public Prosecutions.
  • Graham Norton debuts on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
  • Most leading retailers, including WH Smith, withdraw vinyl records from stock due to a sharp decline in sales brought on by the rising popularity of compact discs and audio cassettes.

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