Author Archives: Ramsden

An Imperial Royal baby

Posted on 2018-05-03 by Ramsden

Our post on 23 April reported briefly on that day’s addition to the Royal family. John Frewen-Lord, one of our regular contributors, now discusses some related issues. Likes(29)Dislikes(1)

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A lesson from Sweden

Posted on 2018-04-26 by Ramsden

We do not suggest that the UK should switch from driving on the left to driving on the right, but we ask if there are lessons from Sweden’s switch in 1967 that might be applied to the oft-postponed changeover of … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Road signs, Transport, Views from abroad | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

It’s a boy

Posted on 2018-04-23 by Ramsden

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child. Likes(30)Dislikes(0)

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Minutes, TfL and ‘Legible London’

Posted on 2018-04-12 by Ramsden

Visitors to the capital may have been surprised by the use of “minutes” to measure distance on many pedestrian signs. Metric Views has now come across correspondence between Ronnie Cohen and Transport for London (TfL) that provides the explanation. Likes(40)Dislikes(2)

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Metric vs Imperial. Which?

Posted on 2018-04-04 by Ramsden

We comment on a letter and the reply recently published in Which?, the magazine of the Consumers Association. Likes(44)Dislikes(4)

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The Curiosity rover makes a curious discovery

Posted on 2018-04-01 by Ramsden

We take a look at a little-reported discovery made by NASA’s rover during its 2000 days on Mars. Likes(38)Dislikes(3)

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A storm in a champagne glass

Posted on 2018-03-09 by Ramsden

We look into the recent story that appeared on BBC TV about the possibility of champagne becoming available again in the UK in pint bottles. Likes(54)Dislikes(22)

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Olympics – metric in Winter too

Posted on 2018-02-23 by Ramsden

The Department for Transport has always maintained that the measurement system used on road traffic signs can be considered in isolation from the UK, European and global economies. The Winter Olympics in Korea, now drawing to a close, provide us … Continue reading →

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A wrong turning that led British Leyland to a dead end

Posted on 2018-02-15 by Ramsden

We reprint an article that was first published ten years ago and illustrates the risks of using a mix of metric and Imperial measures. Likes(40)Dislikes(34)

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Metric in Myanmar – an update

Posted on 2018-02-08 by Ramsden

In this article, we put together some reports regarding measurements used in Myanmar, which is often said, misleadingly, to be one of the three “non-metric” countries in the world. Likes(48)Dislikes(36)

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