Monthly Archives: December 2007

UK speed limits go metric on 1 January

Posted on 2007-12-28 by admin

UKMA issued the following news release at 18:05 on 28 December:

Posted in General, Road signs, Transport | 7 Comments

Guyana shows the way

Posted on 2007-12-21 by Erithacus

MetricViews has come across an interesting letter in a newspaper published in Georgetown, Guyana. Extracts are reprinted below (acknowledgements to Stabroek News http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_letters?id=56535420). The UK authorities could learn from the determined approach to metric conversion adopted by this former British … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Media | 8 Comments

Enjoy a healthy Christmas turkey! Roast for 40 minutes per kg at 190°C

Posted on 2007-12-15 by Roddy Urquhart

Many families in the UK will roast a turkey on Christmas day. Preparing a traditional Christmas dinner challenges most people as they are cooking much larger quantities of food than normal. As a result thawing and cooking times are much … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Recipes | 8 Comments

How others see us – an Australian view

Posted on 2007-12-08 by Erithacus

UKMA occasionally receives letters from visitors to the UK expressing amazement at our dysfunctional muddle of measurement units. The following is typical (with thanks to JP for allowing us to use it):

Posted in General, Road signs, Transport, Views from abroad | 4 Comments