Monthly Archives: February 2011

Daylight saving, opting out, and a nudge from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on 2011-02-25 by derekp

Looking for a lead out of the UK’s measurement muddle? The last government showed no desire to become involved, and now the present government appears to be following in its footsteps. Metric Views recently came across a comment elsewhere which … Continue reading →

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How decimalisation succeeded while metrication stalled

Posted on 2011-02-07 by Erithacus

The media like nothing better than an anniversary, so it was predictable that the 40th anniversary of “decimal day” – 15 February, 1971, when the UK finally gave up its archaic and inconvenient coinage and currency – would get a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, History, Media, Road signs | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments