WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - AND BREXIT

The government's passion for imperial nostalgia has led to ministerial backing for the promotion of traditional weights and measures; pounds and ounces rather than kilograms, feet and inches rather than metres.Adrian Goldberg hears from James Vincent, author of Beyond Measure, and Otto English, who wrote Fake History: Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 30/5/22) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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