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@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

Jenrick has set out how Reform would maximise our “Brexit freedoms”. And this is their list. This is the very best they can come up with. “Re-legalise imperial units” It’s truly pathetic that this is the pinnacle of their Brexit fever dream. And that anyone would still back this ruinous idiocy…

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Jenrick was a Minister when the previous Government tried something similar back in 2022. How did that go? www.gov.uk/government/c...

Sarah Murphy

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It’s soooooooo feeble-minded I can’t bear it.

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There is a false nostalgia here. The Victorians weren't happy with the old system and tried without success to free us from the tedious calculations needed when using imperial measures and £sd. metricviews.uk/2025/07/15/p...

metricviews.ukPrince Albert and the measurement muddle in the 1860s165 years ago, in his opening address at the London meeting of the International Statistical Congress, held on 16 July 1860, Prince Albert drew attention to the measurement muddle prevalent at the …

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Paul Cowling

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But Prince Albert was German.... 😉

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In 1904, The House of Lords voted in favour of full adoption of the metric system. More than 330 MPs openly supported the move, but the Bill eventually failed. metricviews.uk/2024/02/23/h...

metricviews.ukHouse of Lords votes in favour of full adoption of the metric systemWith the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee still fresh in people’s memories, and with a new King on the throne, it is a momentous time in our country’s history as the House of Lords votes u…