Guest Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Mister M said: Metric measurement rules to stay after Brexit review No word regarding who undertook this review, who the respondents were or how they were chosen. It's easy to come up with the result you wanted by holding such a well publicised "consultation" and surprisingly finding that 98.7% of respondents to a consultation favoured using metric as the main measurement unit for sales, as now, or as the only unit. I don't mind one way or the other but I do like "consultations" to be open and above board. Edited December 27, 2023 by Organgrinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Organgrinder said: No word regarding who undertook this review, who the respondents were or how they were chosen. It's easy to come up with the result you wanted by holding such a well publicised "consultation" and surprisingly finding that 98.7% of respondents to a consultation favoured using metric as the main measurement unit for sales, as now, or as the only unit. I don't mind one way or the other but I do like "consultations" to be open and above board. It was the brexit supporting government's review - you can find the outcome reported on a government site. You might remember the controversy over the originally proposed questions at the time. They had an option for only imperial measurements but not one for only metric, which would have lead to distorted results. It looks like the negative publicity around their original proposal forced them to include a metric only question after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, geared said: 99% of respondents indicated they were happy with metric. So who exactly thought this was a good idea in the first place? and why do people even care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, altus said: It was the brexit supporting government's review - you can find the outcome reported on a government site. You might remember the controversy over the originally proposed questions at the time. They had an option for only imperial measurements but not one for only metric, which would have lead to distorted results. It looks like the negative publicity around their original proposal forced them to include a metric only question after all. Thanks for that info mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 27/12/2023 at 09:52, Mister M said: Waaaah Waaaa - A betrayal of the Metric Martyrs - Waaa Metric measurement rules to stay after Brexit review Waaah - I was so looking forward to buying me bread for dipping with groats down at Castle Market - What about me Ancient Liberties Waaaa Mogg reportedly very unhappy that no-one actually wanted it: UK quietly drops Brexit law to return to imperial measurements: https://www.ft.com/content/d818e25a-dd79-4080-b689-53fc96955878 "Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks decision despite public consultation that revealed little appetite for move away from metric system" Government now spending a lot more time, effort and money on turd polishing attempts... than actual governing! Mounting costs and red tape hit UK exporters three years after Brexit: https://www.ft.com/content/203f0d33-a30c-4dfa-8eae-b578ad3dec52 The UK is standing still, and it's costing them a fortune! Farmers’ leader slams post-Brexit agricultural policy: https://www.ft.com/content/8dc3115e-6b95-47db-b188-d43a6528110e New subsidy scheme in England benefits big landowners disproportionately, NFU boss says Farmers slowly but surely going the way of fishermen, under the bus. The post Brexit - Canada deal... expires on Monday... Like British cheddar? Enjoy it while you can still find it: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/uk-cheese-import-changes-1.7065052 Canada's dairy industry believes the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU (and by extension, CETA) shouldn't become their problem to fix. Canada rejects British attempt to secure tariff-free exports: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/23/hard-cheese-canada-rejects-british-attempt-to-secure-tariff-free-exports Many UK cheese makers could face 245% duty from 1 January, making exporting unaffordable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Magilla said: Mogg reportedly very unhappy that no-one actually wanted it: UK quietly drops Brexit law to return to imperial measurements: https://www.ft.com/content/d818e25a-dd79-4080-b689-53fc96955878 "Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks decision despite public consultation that revealed little appetite for move away from metric system" Government now spending a lot more time, effort and money on turd polishing attempts... than actual governing! Mounting costs and red tape hit UK exporters three years after Brexit: https://www.ft.com/content/203f0d33-a30c-4dfa-8eae-b578ad3dec52 The UK is standing still, and it's costing them a fortune! Farmers’ leader slams post-Brexit agricultural policy: https://www.ft.com/content/8dc3115e-6b95-47db-b188-d43a6528110e New subsidy scheme in England benefits big landowners disproportionately, NFU boss says Farmers slowly but surely going the way of fishermen, under the bus. The post Brexit - Canada deal... expires on Monday... Like British cheddar? Enjoy it while you can still find it: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/uk-cheese-import-changes-1.7065052 Canada's dairy industry believes the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU (and by extension, CETA) shouldn't become their problem to fix. Canada rejects British attempt to secure tariff-free exports: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/23/hard-cheese-canada-rejects-british-attempt-to-secure-tariff-free-exports Many UK cheese makers could face 245% duty from 1 January, making exporting unaffordable That's a very good post with which I agree 100%. Brexit must be one of the biggest own-foot-shooting exercises of all time, and our parliamentary lot are trying to look the other way and pretend they did us a favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m williamson Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Magilla said: Farmers slowly but surely going the way of fishermen, under the bus. It's been reported and is generally accepted that the majority of farmers and fishermen voted for Brexit. That being the case It's hard to feel too much sympathy for them. The problem is that we can't even get to enjoy some schadenfreude because this affects us all 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grey Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 UK growth will outpace Germany and the eurozone for years to come as the Continent faces a deeper recession caused by higher interest rates. While both the German and UK economies shrank in the three months to September, putting both at risk of recession, analysts at UBS expect Britain to bounce back within a year. That is unlike Europe’s largest economy. Berlin is already grappling with a budget crisis after Germany’s top court ruled that the government broke the law by using Covid cash to fund net zero spending. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/12/29/uk-outgrow-germany-eurozone-recession-growth-engine-stutter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gee Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 More problems for Sunak and theTories. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk-poll-eu-finances-nhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Mister Gee said: More problems for Sunak and theTories. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk-poll-eu-finances-nhs The longer it goes on the more people are going to be asking "where is the money"? Not from promised growth or any of that nonsense that failed to materialise. Simply where is all the money we were saving not paying into the EU coffers? £350 million a week wasn't it? Where is that? That's a huge amount of money. Where has it gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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