> The BWMA has existed for a long time. Long before any metrication of
things
> happened. It is not trying to "imperialise".
Then just what are they trying to do?
The following are taken from the front page of their web site:
"BWMA exists to protect and promote British weights and measures, and to
oppose compulsory use of the metric system."
"BWMA - campaigning for inch-pound industries and consumer interests"
I think you may well have answered your question there.
However my point was highlighting that the organisation existed yonks ago -
like centuries ago - but wasn't a capaigning type of organisation
By "British weights and measures" I assume they mean imperial. I realise
this doesn't necessarily mean that they are campaigning for Britian to
return to imperial in its entirety but where do they draw the line?
Personally I think its to stop traders being criminalised for "insisting" on
using measures that their customers use. You must admit - it is a rather
perplexing situation. More recently they've been involved with helping a
lady pub owner because she wanted her austrian theme pub to use austrian
measures (based around metric).
They are careful to insert the word "compulsory" in that statement. This is
a deliberate deception. *All" measurements used for official and trade
purposes are "compulsory" and always have been since the existence of
weights and measures legislation going back centuries. It wasn't invented
for metrication.
I think the position is on changing the compulsion from one to another to
benefit politicians rather than people. I'd be happy if that 'compulsion'
allowed parity between the two systems.
That second statement is utter hypocrisy. Firstly there is nothing stopping
so called "Inch pound" industries from operating in the UK. Secondly, no
one can claim to represent consumer interest when they advocate the
co-existence of incompatible units of measurement on a permanent basis in
the market place.
That is your particular point of view. I can counter it.
You don't like the BWMA because of what they stand for. There is no way
they could exist in a way that would make you like them. Hopefully,
however, you respect their right to exist.
