Government to launch a study of the economic benefits of reintroducing imperial units

[BlasterBates]

Seems like a concerted effort to make international trade harder with all the benefits that come with that. The plan to shrink car manufacturing is going well.

https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/manufacturing/

[eek]

Consultation is here Choice on units of measurement: markings and sales - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

[Mordac]

I’m just waiting for Mad Nads to hint that they’re thinking about bringing back shillings, sixpences and threepenny bits.

No need to bring back threepenny bits now we use Bristols...

[SueEllen]

The conclusion of the British Retail Consortium, whose biggest members are all the supermarkets, is that there are no benefits.

Lord Stuart Rose, who is a Conservative peer and chairman of Asda, called the plan "complete and utter nonsense".

[northernladuk]

I hope they do bring it back because agents can be bent as a 9 bob note again.

[cojak]

I’m just waiting for Mad Nads to hint that they’re thinking about bringing back shillings, sixpences and threepenny bits.

[Uncle Albert]

Vote of no confidence______ IMPERIAL MEASURES.

_____^___________________________ ^

Ignore this _________________Yay, file with the worst quality passport the UK has had in my liefetime. It'll keep the proles happy.


Rinse and repeat.

[Eirikur]

And here we are
BBC News - Imperial measurement review to mark Jubilee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61621893

[GigiBronz]

‘Economic benefit’? So the tax payer pays for a study that ultimately is aimed a getting more money out of the people that pay for it?
what’s wrong with metric? Nothing, everything is as clear as it should be.

It will come handy especially now with shrinkflation. This package used to contain 200g then it went to 150g now it has 3 ounces.
How many grams is that? not a freeking clue.

[ShandyDrinker]

As if there isn't enough to keep our politicians occupied with right now!

[Eirikur]

Your tax money at work!
#BrexitBenefits

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2021304.html