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The return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the world
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I'd vote for the EU in a heartbeat.
I'd be fine with the euro, actually going full metric.
Just to be clear. The UK is full metric as far as EU rules are concerned.
Heck, as far as the SI is concerned, so is the US. We both changed in the 70s. SI just required all other units to be defined based on metric. The UK and US do this. And the EU just requires all trade to be available as a metric option.
What you actually use to communicate in nation non-sales is your own business. Heck, we can even sell in your own units as long as we also offer conversions on request. (according to EU. I think the UK required display in metric at some point. )
We and the US are just too stubborn to use the better units.
And expensive. Imagine the cost of changing the entire road network over to use metric.
I'd love to see it but the money could go on far better things.
"Minister, we have a cunning way to lower the speed limits, and go metric, at the same time..."
Not just the speed limits that need changing, basically any sign with a distance on it too.
“Oh Bernard, you mustn’t confuse the minister with such matters! Speed is distance over time, and the civil service has long wanted to redefine time…”
Unfortunately, only local auth councillors tend to have any interest in lowering the limit.
Well at least since 1967 when the M1 was first given the perm 70mph limit.