Our series of articles on Brexit concludes with speculation on the future for the UK and its measurement muddle.
Month: August 2016
Measurement units and the European Economic Community
In the third of our series of articles we look at EU involvement in the UK’s prolonged metric conversion.
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How the UK created a measurement muddle
The series of four articles on the outcome of the EU referendum continues with a look at how the current measurement muddle came about.
Continental Europe, offshore islanders and measurement muddle
Immediately after the referendum, Metric Views provided some initial thoughts on the outcome. Now, as the dust begins to settle, there is time for a more general view. Over the next four weeks, we shall look at the UK’s relationship with continental Europe, summarize how the current measurement muddle came about, examine the EU’s involvement, and finally speculate on the future course of events.
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