Monthly Archives: January 2013

A trip to the Imperial Scrapyard

Posted on 2013-01-25 by Ramsden

When consulting a reference book from 1896, we came across an article about imperial measures which provides a timely reminder that, even in its heyday, this ‘system’ was not as straightforward as some would now have us believe. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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DfT misses another trick

Posted on 2013-01-18 by Robin Paice

The Department for Transport wants to reduce sign clutter.  Very commendable, you might think.  So why don’t they adopt an obvious measure that would make many signs smaller, simpler and easier to read – and thereby reduce clutter? Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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Cabinet Office gets its kilowatts in a twist

Posted on 2013-01-04 by Robin Paice

Visitors to the Cabinet Office website will see that this branch of the Government is measuring its energy use in “kilowatt-hours per hour”.  It is a sad reflection on the quality of civil service support given to this crucial part … Continue reading →

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