A very British mess. A response to the National Standardisation Strategic Framework by the United Kingdom Metric Association

An all-party campaign was launched in 2004 to end the confusing muddle of different weights and measures (metric and imperial) used in Britain. At a press conference chaired by Lord Howe, the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, the UK Metric Association (UKMA) announced the publication of its report “A very British mess”.
UKMA’s report details the muddle and indecision which has saddled Britain with two incompatible sets of measurements – metres and feet, kilos and pounds, litres and pints, kilowatts and horsepower. The report exposes the myths which have been spread by opponents of the metric system and argues that it would be in Britain’s interest to complete the changeover to exclusive use of metric units as soon as possible – with a target date of 2009.