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Alpine DIY and the generation gap
Happy New Year to all our readers. In this article, the Editor explains the reason for the absence of new posts on MV in recent weeks. This leads to a discussion of a issue that few of us, perhaps, have … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, History, Views from abroad
Tagged cm, DIY, France, French, measurement units, metric, Metric Sense, metrication, mm
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Autumn watched
UKMA has received a message from a viewer of BBC’s ‘Autumn Watch’. This article includes the message and the response. Likes(25)Dislikes(6)
Posted in Education, General, Media, Myths, Science
Tagged Autumn Watch, BBC, EU, imperial measures, measurement units, metric, units, USA
13 Comments
The American Influence on Canada’s Metrication
John Frewen-Lord, a frequent contributor to Metric Views, has just returned from one of his regular trips to Canada. He gives us his thoughts. Likes(7)Dislikes(1)
Posted in Consumer affairs, History, Views from abroad
Tagged Canada, metric, metrication, UK USA metric USC imperial, USA, USC
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A Dickensian surprise
Charles Dickens is enduringly popular for his memorable characters and his portrayal of the social evils of Victorian England. One of our regular readers, Martin Vlietstra, draws attention to an unexpected contribution he made to Britain’s long-running metrication debate. Likes(10)Dislikes(3)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, History
Tagged All the Year Round, Charles Dickens, decimal, Education, metrication, numeracy
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Then there were two
We ask if it is time for supporters of so-called British weights and measures to come to terms with the fact that only two systems of weights and measures are recognised world wide, and British aka Imperial is not one of … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Views from abroad
Tagged imperial, imperial measures, metric, US, USA, USC, weights and measures
32 Comments
Smart meters, or not?
Readers may have seen a recent TV programme that was highly critical of the energy smart meter “roll out”. Some of you may now be wondering why a nation that made a mess of the simple task of adopting a … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Technical
Tagged energy, joule, kWh, measurement units, metric, power, SI, smart meter
8 Comments
A new industrial strategy for Britain?
The Government revealed its new industrial strategy in a White Paper published earlier this week, generally receiving a positive response. But are there still elephants in the room? Likes(9)Dislikes(0)
Is the proposed EU-US trade agreement doomed?
We have updated an article that was first published in 2013. Likes(3)Dislikes(1)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
We take a look at the past year on Metric Views and speculate about what the future holds. Likes(6)Dislikes(0)
Education matters
The benefit for education is an important but often ignored reason for completing the UK’s metric changeover. Metric Views welcomes a new report that has recently appeared on the subject, entitled “Metrication in education”. Our article includes a link to download the report. Likes(14)Dislikes(2)