1988 in the United Kingdom

1988 in the United Kingdom:
Other years
1986 \| 1987 \| 1988 (1988) \| 1989 \| 1990
Individual countries of the United Kingdom
England \| Northern Ireland \| Scotland \| Wales
Sport, Television and music
1988 British Grand Prix 1988 English cricket season Football: England \| Scotland 1988 in British television 1988 in British music 1988 in British radio UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Events from the year 1988 in the United Kingdom. The year sees the merger in March of the SDP and the Liberals to form the Liberal Democrats. There were also two notable disasters this year — the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion and the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.