Brexit mega thread 7 : global Britain is looking rather insignificant.....

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The consultation is up (although it's not on the usual portal )

I've not yet looked at it myself but a friend has already ranted that the assumption within the consultation is that we will revert to imperial measures and that if we're lucky and ask nicely, we'll get to keep metric measures alongside and in smaller type

Anyway, here it is:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1079711/choice-on-units-of-measurement-markings-and-sales-consultation.pdf

It's barking mad!

I voted for Brexit. As is oft pointed out on here no specific form of Brexit was on the ballot paper, it just said Remain or Leave. So did I vote for this form of hard Brexit? technically no. The more revealing question would be am I unhappy with it? Also no.

'We recognise that metric units remain essential for both science and international trade and the review will be focussed on the use of units of measurement in domestic trade.'

Expensive waste of time, barking mad covers it!

Ah well, you won Louise, enjoy it.

Global Britain- What a joke!

The question for consumers:

For Consumers,
a) If you had a choice, would you want to purchase items:
(i) in imperial units?
(ii) in imperial units alongside a metric equivalent?
b) Are you more likely to shop from businesses that sell in imperial units?
c) Do you foresee any costs or benefits to you from businesses being permitted to sell:
(i) solely in imperial units?
(ii) in imperial units alongside a less prominent metric equivalent?

Those consumer questions are just ridiculous. They don't want to hear from anyone (i.e. the majority of people) who prefer metric.

Answers:

a) (i) No
(ii) No
b) No
c) (i) No
(ii) No

but what a fucking. waste. of. money. and. resources.

Rather like brexshit

The only "yes" is the response to question 1 c), which is for "all" (ie businesses, consumers and trading standards)

If an item is sold in imperial measures, should there be a requirement for a metric equivalent alongside it?

YES

Chris Grey's latest blog. Ends with *It’s true that, apparently, the consultation will include consideration of the imperial-only option, but there is not the tiniest chance that this will emerge as the policy chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2022/06/brexit-symbols-that-stand-for-nothing.html

I read the Chris Grey blog but when he said there is not the tiniest chance of an Imperial only option, I thought, "Don't be so sure." Back in 2000 I wouldn't have expected the Tory Party to pull us out of the EU at all, never mind one with a completely cock-eyed deal.

It is very consistent, I'd agree. It's consistently ridiculous. But it's what we've come to expect, as there are literally no good answers to these questions, which is why it always comes back to the "feelz"...

59 pages on the Detriments of Brexit Byline Times

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Detriments-of-Brexit-FINAL.pdf

The Detriments of Brexit: How leaving the
EU is damaging the UK
June 2022

My answers to
1)
a) Not to my knowledge
b) No, but for science and engineering – any area where SI units are the standard, it would be foolish to deviate from a global standard.
c) Yes.

a) No, to both (i) and (ii)
b) I would almost certainly boycott them.
c) (i) Yes some firms will use a confusion of measurements to swindle the public, so while that will be a cost to me, it will be a benefit to a dishonest trader. (ii) No
d) Yes, because I am in my seventies. But in the same way that pretending I am twenty won’t actually take 50 years off my life, this is a wholly retrograde step designed to waste time and take the emphasis away from genuine problems that the country is facing.

...

The CEO's from Ryan Air and Jet2 are both blaming Brexit for the chaos.

The Express is complaining about UK travellers queueing for 3 hours whilst EU ones just breeze through.

The Express finally starting to get the message...

Note that the Express isn't saying that it got it wrong

The Chris Grey blog was good - all about throwing the red meat of meaningless symbolism to the Brexiters - but I agree with @Peregrina that you can't be sure that the headbangers extremists won't still put dogma ahead of common sense

After all, that's exactly what drove and achieved Brexit

Hanan

twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1533366828440887296?t=OcRZascFNEzLXjxcztzD2g&s=19

Brexiter is inconsistent

Not sure if this has been posted yet but here's another NOT Brexit "bonus" de-bunked

https://fullfact.org/europe/crown-pint-glasses-CE-mark/