Brown has spent the last ten years as Chancellor of the Exchequer (a fancy name for Minister of Finance). His questions might well be "How much does it cost?" , followed by "What are the benefits?". He is also heading an unpopular government and the swing voters in the UK are not the most fertile ground for pro-metric ideas.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ezra Steinberg Sent: 10 May 2007 15:39 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38642] Bye, Bye, Blair Blair has just announced he is standing down as PM and Labour leader on June 27. Perhaps a Gordon Brown government will be more amenable to finishing metriction in the UK. One can always hope. Ezra
