In the early years of the Metrication Programme, which began in 1965, the press was not hostile to metrication. They published articles that sounded supportive or neutral. It was only a couple of decades later when metrication progress ran out of steam and the consensus on metrication broke down in the 1980’s that the press turned against metrication. Here we look at some of the earlier and later newspaper articles that reflect the changing attitudes to metrication in the UK.
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Why UK Metrication Programme failed according to AI
I consulted Microsoft Copilot to ask its opinion on the reason for the failure of the UK Metrication Programme. I asked it, “The UK started the Metrication Programme in 1965 and planned to complete metrication in 10 years. Why has the UK failed to complete its transition to the metric system? What went wrong?”. It gave great insights into the factors that caused the UK to fail. Its response, with AI formatting and emphasis, is reproduced below.
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