Metric Views

At the time of writing we do not know the composition of whatever government may emerge from the current Parliamentary arithmetic.  However, we can note the results of a number of supporters and opponents of metrication.

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Scientists often complain that they are much misunderstood and they worry that they are failing to get their message across to the general public.  At the same time, most scientists refuse to get involved in the campaign to persuade the Government and the general public to complete the metric changeover.  Could there be a connection?

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The news that bird flu has broken out at a turkey farm near Holton, Suffolk  illustrates once again the difficulty that the Government has in trying to run with an  “official”  system of weights and measures while doing nothing to encourage its use.

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If you are thinking of visiting the moon, you will now need to take only one set of spanners. (News item reported by two UK Metric Association members). (more…)

Suggestions, and a request for these to be forwarded on to the organisations and individualsâ?¦[article contributed by PB]
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Welcome to ‘Metric Views’, a UK Metric Association website. This website aims to provide information and comment about the UK’s transition to the global metric system of measurement, and show why the UK should complete the changeover as quickly as possible.