Tag Archives: BBC

Road traffic signs mark a soft border

Posted on 2018-06-07 by ronniec

The Irish Border has appeared frequently in the news as a major obstacle to a withdrawal agreement between the UK and the remaining 27 EU member states. In this article, Ronnie Cohen looks at a ‘soft’ characteristic of the current … Continue reading →

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Use of the kilometre in the UK

Posted on 2017-11-11 by ronniec

As noted in a comment on our last article, the BBC’s acclaimed new series Blue Planet 2 uses metric measures for smaller distances and depths but miles for greater ones. Ronnie Cohen takes this opportunity to look at instances when … Continue reading →

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Autumn watched

Posted on 2017-10-26 by Ramsden

UKMA has received a message from a viewer of BBC’s ‘Autumn Watch’. This article includes the message and the response. Likes(59)Dislikes(7)

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MOTD writes metric but speaks imperial

Posted on 2017-06-08 by ronniec

At last, the General Election campaign is over. And now, as we wait for the results,  Ronnie Cohen looks at something completely different: Match of the Day. Or is it? Likes(37)Dislikes(0)

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Measurement units – a daily dilemma for the media

Posted on 2015-01-16 by Ramsden

We take a look at a uniquely British problem faced by our media and in particular the BBC, namely which system of measurement units to use. Likes(1)Dislikes(0)

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BBC told to stop undermining the National Measurement System

Posted on 2013-12-14 by Robin Paice

In its response to a recent BBC consultation the UK Metric Association (UKMA) has called on the BBC to live up to its declared mission and hence to support – and not to undermine – the exclusively metric National Measurement … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Media, Science | Tagged , , , , , | 52 Comments

The link between measurement skills and numeracy

Posted on 2012-03-09 by ronniec

Poor numeracy is blighting Britain’s economic performance and ruining lives, says a new charity launched to champion better maths skills. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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The BBC explains its position on measurement units

Posted on 2011-09-04 by Ramsden

A reader of Metric Views has received an unusually comprehensive reply to a complaint about the units used in the the programme ‘Bang goes the theory’. We are posting the letter in full as we feel it may be of interest to … Continue reading →

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