What A Let Down For Brexiteers

[gulliver1]

The return of "Imperial Measurements ." That means pounds and ounces to those who do not know what it means.Is not going to return to Britain after all, as Businesses and voters prefer the metric system.Despite a pledge from Boris at the last election "to restore the ancient libery of using pounds and ounces , but you can keep your curved Bananas.

[ToraToraTora]

Do you have any sort of explanatory documentation for this latest fantasy?

[bobbinwales]

Metric units were always going to remain. Nothing to see here apart from desperation from someone who can't accept brexit was the democratic vote

[theshedman]

From what I remember it wasn't that the metric measurements were going to go it was that if retailers wanted to also use imperial ones then they could and not as the EU told us that we were only allowed to use metric. Yet another lot of misinformation from you or is it just so you can get your daily use of the word Boris into a thread.

[barry1010]

I still shop in pounds and ounces; my car still does 58 miles per gallon; the speed limits are still miles per hour; I'm still 6'4; dieters still tell me they have lost stones and pounds; my wife's bras are still are sold by inches; my trousers are labelled in inches; there is still acres of land outside my window; the newspapers still tell us Britain is roasting when the temperature gets above 70 degrees F and the rain still falls in inches.
People are still betting on the Guineas races and that's my tuppence worth.

[ToraToraTora]

Even in the EUSSR countries can use any measures they like but they must also state the metric equivalent. For example I had a pint (568ml) in a crown stamped British pint glass once in Rotterdam. Nothing to see here.

[gulliver1]

Enjoy the crown stamp on your pint glass . What do they charge these for a UK pint in your local ?

[barry1010]

£2.75

[gulliver1]

11.02 But they didn't "remain" did they.

[Peter Pedant]

Do you have any sort of explanatory documentation for this latest fantasy?

er - - - because it is AB on a sunday
er - - - because everyone else on AB is absolutely out of it from day to day so why shouldnt I?
er because I remember Boris ( classicist ) saying it ( along wiv blue passports) and I thought - O God

[Peter Pedant]

desperation from someone who can't accept brexit was a abolute democratic disaster
on a par with shooting yourself or stabbing your own arm

[gulliver1]

With Moggy in charge of changing the EU laws, anything could happen.

[gulliver1]

Instead of wasting tax payers money on looking at whether to bring back Imperial measurements.This lot should be focusing on real issues affecting businesses. Like the mile long queues at ports etc, and the reams of red tape thrown up by Johnson's shambolic EU trade deals.

[maggiebee]

Gully for PM - he has my vote!!

[gulliver1]

This lot are spending tens of millions on Rees Moggs bill to scrap EU Laws. The dept for BEIS spent £600,000 in one week alone just on staffing costs for this dept. Without deleting any laws.

[ToraToraTora]

way to go maggie, your credibility is going stratospheric!

[maggiebee]

That sounds par for the course Gully - just like the PPE. Some folk lining their pockets as usual.

[gulliver1]

Ministers ordered other Depts not to reveal details on costs, in case the media get hold of the figures.

[maggiebee]

Thanks TTT - I love you too. Hope you're having a lovely Sunday and the sun is shining where you are. Spread a little happiness.

[THECORBYLOON]

Rees-Mogg resigned from the Government when Sunak become Prime Minister and has been on the backbenches for months.

[naomi24]

Maggiebee, 11:37. Hmmm .... Didn't you like Sturgeon too?