Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

[Lither_1927]

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It's about preserving national culture and identity, these things bring a deeper meaning to life.

[The Bloop]

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I've really enjoyed listening to Test Match Special and them referring to the pitch being 20.118 metres long.
Oh well, never mind.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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It's about preserving national culture and identity, these things bring a deeper meaning to life.

Bollocks.

[JamesWales]

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Bollocks.

Why isn't it? It clearly is something that is (a small part) of our identity and it's not going to replace Metric, the review will almost certainly just mean that people can display things in text larger in Imperial if they so wish or give both measurements equal prominence etc without fear of prosecution - it will likely just tidy up the law.

I don't see any reason to object to that.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Why isn't it? It clearly is something that is (a small part) of our identity and it's not going to replace Metric, the review will almost certainly just mean that people can display things in text larger in Imperial if they so wish or give both measurements equal prominence etc without fear of prosecution - it will likely just tidy up the law.

I don't see any reason to object to that.

Don't the "proposals" allow shops to only display imperial if they want? That would be a backward step, hence objecting to it.
In reality a) it's not going to happen, b) it would only be tedious "metric martyr" types who did that anyway, so I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to type this.
Claiming that using a non-sensical, outdated method of weights and measurements that most of the world shunned years ago is somehow something to do with our national culture and identity really is bollocks though.

[Lither_1927]

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Don't the "proposals" allow shops to only display imperial if they want? That would be a backward step, hence objecting to it.
In reality a) it's not going to happen, b) it would only be tedious "metric martyr" types who did that anyway, so I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to type this.
Claiming that using a non-sensical, outdated method of weights and measurements that most of the world shunned years ago is somehow something to do with our national culture and identity really is bollocks though.

You have no idea what culture and identity are, clearly.

[Wash DC Blue]

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Converted Roubles and Cubic Metres for the EU importation of Russian Gas.

[Lither_1927]

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Perhaps we should revert back to pre decimalisation as well. The Tories live in the past and always have done. Allegiance to the monarchy, always banging on about Winston Churchill, the glories of the British Empire and talking about how great things were before we joined the Common Market.

It’s a load of old bollocks but will be lapped up by their elderly core base of voters.

You'd have no problem with Reading FC changing their traditional colours, badge, name and songs to suit a new vibrant market in the far East then? Look forward not in the past like those pesky Tories

[JamesWales]

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Don't the "proposals" allow shops to only display imperial if they want? That would be a backward step, hence objecting to it.
In reality a) it's not going to happen, b) it would only be tedious "metric martyr" types who did that anyway, so I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to type this.
Claiming that using a non-sensical, outdated method of weights and measurements that most of the world shunned years ago is somehow something to do with our national culture and identity really is bollocks though.

No. There's a review of it. Obviously that doesn't stop it spreading on twitter.

Basically, when we left the EU we took all their rules with us (sensibly) and overtime we change them if we so wish. As I gather, imperial can be displayed but cannot be more prominent than metric etc. There's no real need for that law/guidance. If someone wants to display the imperial weight in a larger font etc then so be it. We will all survive.

I do think it is part of the country's history and identity, albeit a small part. At the end of the day, it's just a unit of measurement, it doesn't matter. But that goes for people wetting themselves in excitement about this, but also those getting themselves all worked up about it.

Different industries use different systems and as a society we use both for different things, so I think treating them equally legally is not unreasonable.

[Rjk]

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You'd have no problem with Reading FC changing their traditional colours, badge, name and songs to suit a new vibrant market in the far East then? Look forward not in the past like those pesky Tories

this might be the worst point ever made on CCMB

[Lither_1927]

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this might be the worst point ever made on CCMB

Cracking point, well made.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Given this subject a good airing. Think it's time to move on

[BLUETIT]

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Given this subject a good airing. Think it's time to move on

Exactly, give people an inch and they’ll take a mile

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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You have no idea what culture and identity are, clearly.

Wind up merchant. I'm not taking the bait.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Exactly, give people an inch and they’ll take a mile

If you give them 2.54 cm they'll take 1.61km surely?