Return of imperial system on cards for Brexit Britain – measurements have always been political
21/09/2021
Some in government would now like to see Britain’s imperial measurements make a comeback. As part of a review on EU laws still in place after Brexit, the government plans to remove a ban on selling goods using only imperial units.
UK Voters knew the 1975 Referendum was about both an ‘economic & political union’ with the rest of Europe
16/03/2016
UK Voters knew the 1975 Referendum was about both an ‘economic & political union’ with the rest of Europe.
One of the most frequently repeated lies about Europe is to say that, when we joined the EU, ‘we were told we were only joining a free-trade area’ and ‘no-one told us that it was more than that’. / Britain actually left a free-trade area, EFTA, to join the EEC.