The government of the UK he made it known that gradually we will return to the traditional units of measurement, those of system imperiale. This is a revolutionary decision and one that could have major repercussions on the daily lives of British citizens. The completion of the operations of the Brexit it will therefore also bring about a change in the country’s balances.
The announcement was made David Frost, Minister of Brexit, with supporters of leaving Europe who welcomed the change very positively. The metric system, made mandatory for shops and businesses, was in fact regarded as an intrusive EU imposition in national affairs.
In fact, the European Union requires all member countries to use only the system metric. However, the UK had already been allowed since 1995 to use the double label with the imperial system on products, and the same exception was made for the signs road and the drinks alcoholic.
Brexit, because the UK wants to reintroduce the imperial system
The UK government is reviewing all rules European applied through national regulations over the years, to determine which ones to repeal because they are deemed harmful to the national interest or useless.
These also include the prohibition by the European Union on the sale of products in imperial units and the farewell to the metric system, introduced in 1965 to encourage international trade. An ad hoc law will come when the time is ripe enough.
Among the changes already underway or adopted to implement the “Global Britain“By Boris Johnson, after 50 years of” impositions “by the 27 continental countries, there is also the color of the passport from Burgundy used in Europe to traditional blu, abandoned in 1988.
In short, the freedom of the citizens of the Crown passes through small and large ones changes symbolic and identity, which aim to restore the UK’s status quo prior to EU accession.
Brexit, goodbye to meters and kg: criticism against the British government
But among those who did not vote the Brexit, or the 48% of British voters, protest voices are being raised over measures that appear only as a waste of time and will not bring effective benefits to the country’s economy.
Employers complain about the presence of thousand of places vacant, left by immigrants in the United Kingdom who have decided to return to their homeland or move to other member states of the European Union.
Not only. The return to imperial units could hinder or make the activities of import ed export to and from the country, with the operators already heavily tested by the farewell to treated cheap international.
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