Back in January I made some predictions for the year ahead for my column “And the Stirling goes to…” In what will be my last piece for 2018 I revisit all 10 to see if I’ve been a foresighted architectural Nostradamus or a myopic and out-of-touch Scruton.

1. Brexit will hang over us like a stale cloud. This one definitely came true. The turmoil continues and the threat of no deal with the EU is now a very real possibility. Brexit is beginning to bite, with many firms making redundancies including RSHP who shed 10% of their staff in October citing Brexit as one of the factors.

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