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      • How to complain
    • Cooking
      • How much to buy
      • Turkey roasting guide
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      • Body weight
      • Body mass index
      • People’s height and weight
      • Baby weight and length
      • Advice for health professionals
    • Motoring
    • Home DIY
      • Metric measuring tapes
      • Dual measuring tapes
      • Kitchen planning
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    • The mess we are in
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      • Fuel consumption
      • Road signage mess
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People who endorse metrication

Below are a selection of people from various walks of life who all believe that we should go metric in the best interests of Britain. Click on any name to read what they have to say.

  • A physicist and broadcaster – Jim Al-Khalili
  • A journalist and writer – Gavin Esler
  • A member of Parliament – Sarah Olney
  • A doctor – Peter Burke, GP
  • A mountaineer – Hamish Brown
  • An architectural modeller – Phil Durden
  • A chef – Peter Gordon
  • A former nurse – Riane Martin
  • An education advisor – John Muir
  • A software engineer – Martin Vlietstra
  • An oral poet – Benjamin Zephaniah

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    • It’s time to move on
  • What is metric?
    • Definitions
      • Metric prefixes
      • Defining constants
      • Base units
      • Derived units
      • Non-SI units
      • SI diagrams
    • Writing metric
    • Speaking metric
    • Sources and references
    • British scientists
    • First international prototypes
    • Australian experience
    • South African experience
    • UK Progress
      • UK metric timeline
      • Building industry
  • Why metric?
    • Metric is easy to use
    • Metric is a proper system
    • Metric is powerful
    • Metric is a world standard
    • People who endorse metrication
      • A physicist and broadcaster
      • A journalist and writer
      • A member of Parliament
      • A doctor
      • A mountaineer
      • An architectural modeller
      • A chef
      • A former nurse
      • An education adviser
      • A software engineer
      • An oral poet
    • Myths
      • Myths about metric
      • Myths about imperial
      • Using metric
      • Myths about British metrication
      • Myths about metric internationally
        • The Moon landings
      • Consumer protection
  • Practical help
    • Shopping
      • Buying food
      • Fair measurement for shoppers
      • Fair measurement for retailers
      • Getting a fair deal
      • Don’t be muddled by unfriendly practices
      • Unit prices
      • Buying home appliances
      • Understanding electrical appliances
      • Unfriendly practices when buying appliances
      • Television and computer screen sizes
      • How to complain
    • Cooking
      • How much to buy
      • Turkey roasting guide
    • Body and health
      • Body weight
      • Body mass index
      • People’s height and weight
      • Baby weight and length
      • Advice for health professionals
    • Motoring
    • Home DIY
      • Metric measuring tapes
      • Dual measuring tapes
      • Kitchen planning
    • Temperature
    • Metric supplies
  • The case for change
    • The mess we are in
    • Problems arising from two systems
      • Fuel consumption
      • Road signage mess
      • Distance information
      • Restriction signs
      • Road contractors
      • Walking and cycling
      • International travellers
    • Which system is better?
    • Principles of changeover
    • Resistance to change
    • What about free speech?
      • John Stuart Mill
    • Cost of changing
    • Role of government
    • Policy areas
      • Retailing
      • Advertising
      • Road signs
      • Education
      • Weather reports
      • Land and property
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    • Is changing expensive?
    • Metric signs on UK roads
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    • Decimalisation v metrication
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    • Newspaper cuttings
    • Press articles
      • Britain needs a single system of measurement
      • British metrication
      • Don’t make a martyr out of this mismatch
      • Historical perspectives
      • Imperial madness
      • Imperialism is not a force to be reckoned with
      • Let’s not measure ourselves by the imperial past
      • Made in Britain: Not made to measure
      • Measure for measure, a comedy of errors
      • Memo to Maggie
      • Metrication – let’s get on with it
      • Metrication in Ireland
      • On the level: go metric for good measure
      • The metric system in Britain 1851-1979
      • Time to ditch the language of the past
      • Time to stand up to the metric martyrs
      • TSI and metrication
      • Yards, metres, gallons or litres
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    • A very British mess
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  • Home
  • Style guide
    • Alphabetical index
  • What is metric?
    • Definitions
      • Metric prefixes
      • Defining constants
      • Base units
      • Derived units
      • Non-SI units
      • SI diagrams
    • Writing metric
    • Speaking metric
    • Sources and references
    • British scientists
    • First international prototypes
    • Australian experience
    • South African experience
    • UK Progress
      • UK metric timeline
      • Building industry
  • Why metric?
    • Metric is easy to use
    • Metric is a proper system
    • Metric is powerful
    • Metric is a world standard
    • People who endorse metrication
    • Myths
      • Myths about imperial
      • Myths about metric
      • Using metric
      • Myths about British metrication
      • Myths about metric internationally
        • The Moon landings
      • Consumer protection
  • Practical help
    • Shopping
      • Buying food
      • Fair measurement for shoppers
      • Fair measurement for retailers
      • Getting a fair deal
      • Don’t be muddled by unfriendly practices
      • Unit prices
      • Buying home appliances
      • Understanding electrical appliances
      • Unfriendly practices when buying appliances
      • Television and computer screen sizes
      • How to complain
    • Cooking
      • How much to buy
      • Turkey roasting guide
    • Body and health
      • Body weight
      • Body mass index
      • People’s height and weight
      • Baby weight and length
      • Advice for health professionals
    • Motoring
    • Home DIY
      • Metric measuring tapes
      • Dual measuring tapes
      • Kitchen planning
    • Temperature
    • Metric supplies
  • The case for change
    • The mess we are in
    • Problems arising from two systems
      • Fuel consumption
      • Road signage mess
      • Distance information
      • Restriction signs
      • Road contractors
      • Walking and cycling
      • International travellers
    • Which system is better?
    • Principles of changeover
    • Resistance to change
    • What about free speech?
    • Cost of changing
    • Role of government
    • Policy areas
      • Retailing
      • Advertising
      • Road signs
      • Education
      • Weather reports
      • Land and property
  • Road signage
    • Is changing expensive?
    • Metric signs on UK roads
    • International experience
    • When is metric signage legal
    • Speed limits
    • Gallery
  • What you can do
    • Briefing note
    • Write to your MP
    • Speak out
      • Speak out to broadcasters
      • Write to newspapers
    • Stand up for your rights
    • Use metric
    • Donate to UKMA
  • Press
    • Reasons for metrication
    • Objections to metrication
    • Comparison with Australia
    • Metrication timeline
    • Decimalisation v metrication
    • Extracts from key reports
    • Newspaper cuttings
    • Press articles
  • Publications
    • Newsletters
    • A very British mess
    • Metric signs ahead
    • Obtaining UKMA publications
    • Traffic Signs 2.0
    • Measurement unit survey
    • Vehicle dimension signs report
  • Legislation
    • Parliamentary debate
  • Consultations
  • About UKMA
    • Constitution
    • Membership of UKMA
    • Frequently asked questions
    • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Blog
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