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Imperial units are a traditional system of weights and measures historically used in the United Kingdom and related contexts. Reporting on the consultation stated that about 99 percent of respondents rejected greater use of imperial units.
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- 2014-11-30 · document_releaseEssay published urging an end to imperial units
- 2022 · amplificationDefense-of-imperial essay gains unusually high readership for its author
- 2022 · eventUK government imperial-units consultation period (referenced as preceding later response)
- 2022-09-06 · document_releaseBlog essay “In Defense of Imperial Units” published
- 2023 · eventPublic dispute over expanding imperial units in UK retail/measurement policy intensifies in commentary
- 2023-12 · document_releaseGovernment response reported: metric measurement rules to stay
- 2023-12-27 · amplificationMetric Views reports 99% rejection of greater imperial use