Ezra,
FYI: The only mainstream party that is more pro-metric than the current Labour
lot are the LibDems - and thay have no chance in winning a general election.
The Tories, who are the most likely to turn over Brown's government's majority,
are even less keen (generally) on metrication. They are also more eurosceptic
(for where the subjects sometimes overlap).
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:40484] Re: EU
> Council> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:17:57 -0800> > Gene,> > Thanks for the
> additional info. I'm glad to hear that the Units of > Measurement Directive
> (what we have been calling the "metric directive") is > not yet before the EU
> Council.> > Even if the Units of Measurement Directive is amended as
> proposed, the UK > could go much further than it has in enforcing the primacy
> of metric units > and widening the scope of that enforcement to advertising
> and product > descriptions. (But that will have to wait for another day and
> another > government, I'm afraid. :-(> > Ezra> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "U.S. Metric Association"
> <[email protected]>> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:55 AM> Subject:
> [USMA:40483] EU Council> > > > Ezra,> >> > Below are some brief excerpts
> from:> >> > <www.counsilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=242&lang=en&mode=g>> >>
> > The Council is the main decision-making body of the EU.> >> > The ministers
> of the Member States meet within the Council...> >> > Depending on the issue
> on the agenda, each country will be represented by > > the minister
> responsible for that subject...> >> > The Council...passes laws, usually
> legislating jointly with the European > > Parliament... END of Excerpts.> >>
> > No currently posted agenda includes the EU Metric Directive.> >> > Gene.> >
> ---- Original message ----> >>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:01:11 +0000> >>From:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [USMA:40473] Re: EU Metric Directive> >>To:
> "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>> >>> >>My next question is
> pretty obvious: why does Elizabeth say that approval > >>by the Council (and
> which council, exactly?) is "uncertain'? What does > >>that mean? When do
> they meet? What are the forces in play? etc. etc.> >>> >>Anyone out there
> with suitable history and contacts able to drill down a > >>little further?
> I'd love to know!> >>> >>Ezra> > >
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