http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-brexit-campaigners-are-being-arrogant-over-slim-victory-1-8196377
Meanwhile Mr Douglas (The Yorkshire Post, October 12, 2016), like several others, makes the incorrect assumption that use of the metric system is linked to Britains membership of the EU, whereas in point of fact the two are entirely unconnected.
Britain began adopting the metric system in the 1960s, long before even applying for membership of the then Common Market, although this does appear to have stalled in recent years. On the other hand Australia, a country frequently held out as a shining example by the Brexit brigade, has fully adopted the metric system.
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