----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Davis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 2001-03-15 16:26 Subject: [ukma] Re: Commons Debate-complain! I am with Chris (as I am sure everyone else is) totally on this! Reading about the attitudes of the MP's opposed to metrication on the Hansard site made for a good argument about the merits of a dictatorship! If you will excuse my language beforehand, I must say I have never read so much bullshit in my life! They say 96% of the population are opposed to metric. If this is so, where were the placard-wavers when litres were introduced in filling stations? When were the demonstrations outside shops and supermarkets when pre-packaged food had to show metric only measurements? Indeed, when has there ever been a peep from the majority of the population until now? It is only because of garbage about 'totalitarian' councils sending round burly police officers to enforce the law that the public has been sold by a willing media coupled with a spineless Government's reluctance to enforce the law that has led to the public giving credence to what is going on now. For God's sake, it's about time this apology for a Government got off their fat backsides and got their message across by every means necessary. Use the press, television, websites, the lot! Anything to help counter the absolute crap that, due to this Government's inaction, appears to be winning the argument! Don't let it!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
