Metric Views Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK
Time 2021-05-03 11:06:14Web Name: Metric Views Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK
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Martin Vlietstra, an occasional contributor to Metric Views, considers Britain s policy of retaining, for as long as it could, the use of imperial measurements in its Empire. He notes that the consequences continue to this day.Ronnie Cohen looks at the story of the UK s metric changeover during the half century following the establishment of the Metrication Board in the late 1960s. If any other country needs a lesson in how not to do the job, this is it.An analysis by the Government of UK economic prospects post-Covid has identified the importance for our economic recovery of services generally and tourism in particular. Meanwhile a separate study by tourism bodies has looked into attracting foreign tourists.On 1 March 2021, the government launched a public consultation on its review of the Highway Code with the aim of improving safety on motorways and high-speed roads. Ronnie Cohen comments on the proposals and makes some of his own.The 2021 census takes place this weekend. Preliminary results will not be available for at least a year, so Metric Views has looked at the results of the last census, held exactly 10 years ago, to assess two government decisions relating to metric education and the use of metric measures.A book review that was recently recently drawn to our attention describes how Britain lagged behind other countries in discovering “the joys of electricity”. We are struck by parallels with the UK’s metric conversion. After celebrating the arrival of decimal currency in the UK 50 years ago, Metric Views now goes back to basics on decimal measurement. No, we shall not be looking at nautical distances or Gunter s chain! Continue reading How metric units fittogether Following on from last week s informative article about the UK s introduction of decimal currency, we look at some of the features contributing to that success and draw comparisons with the changeover to metric measures.TAGS:Commentary on Metric
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