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• UK Metric Association
• Style guide
• Alphabetical index
• What is metric?
• Definitions
• Metric prefixes
• Defining constants
• Base units
• Derived units
• Non-SI units
• SI diagrams
• Writing metric
• Speaking metric
• Sources and references
• British scientists
• First international prototypes
• Australian experience
• South African experience
• UK Progress
• UK metric timeline
• Building industry
• Why metric?
• Metric is easy to use
• Metric is a proper system
• Metric is powerful
• Metric is a world standard
• People who endorse metrication
• Myths
• Myths about imperial
• Myths about metric
• Using metric
• Myths about British metrication
• Myths about metric internationally
• The Moon landings
• Consumer protection
• Practical help
• Shopping
• Buying food
• Fair measurement for shoppers
• Fair measurement for retailers
• Getting a fair deal
• Don’t be muddled by unfriendly practices
• Unit prices
• Buying home appliances
• Understanding electrical appliances
• Unfriendly practices when buying appliances
• Television and computer screen sizes
• How to complain
• Cooking
• How much to buy
• Turkey roasting guide
• Body and health
• Body weight
• Body mass index
• People’s height and weight
• Baby weight and length
• Advice for health professionals
• Motoring
• Home DIY
• Metric measuring tapes
• Dual measuring tapes
• Kitchen planning
• Temperature
• Metric supplies
• The case for change
• The mess we are in
• Problems arising from two systems
• Fuel consumption
• Road signage mess
• Distance information
• Restriction signs
• Road contractors
• Walking and cycling
• International travellers
• Which system is better?
• Principles of changeover
• Resistance to change
• What about free speech?
• Cost of changing
• Role of government
• Policy areas
• Retailing
• Advertising
• Road signs
• Education
• Weather reports
• Land and property
• Road signage
• Is changing expensive?
• Metric signs on UK roads
• International experience
• When is metric signage legal
• Speed limits
• Gallery
• What you can do
• Briefing note
• Write to your MP
• Speak out
• Speak out to broadcasters
• Write to newspapers
• Stand up for your rights
• Use metric
• Donate to UKMA
• Press
• Reasons for metrication
• Objections to metrication
• Comparison with Australia
• Metrication timeline
• Decimalisation v metrication
• Extracts from key reports
• Newspaper cuttings
• Press articles
• Publications
• Newsletters
• A very British mess
• Metric signs ahead
• Obtaining UKMA publications
• Traffic Signs 2.0
• Measurement unit survey
• Vehicle dimension signs report
• Legislation
• Parliamentary debate
• Consultations
• About UKMA
• Constitution
• Membership of UKMA
• Officers
• Patrons
• Annual conferences
• Frequently asked questions
• Contact
• https://bsky.app/profile/ukma.org.uk
• It’s time to move on
• Still a Mess
• Read more
• A journalist and writer
• A physicist and broadcaster
• A politician and member of the Lords
• An MP and former railwayman
• A member of Parliament
• A chef and broadcaster
• A doctor
• A mountaineer
• An architectural modeller
• A chef
• A former nurse
• An education adviser
• A software engineer
• An oral poet
• John Stuart Mill
• Detailed analysis
• Sample letters
• Key issues
• Britain needs a single system of measurement
• British metrication
• Don’t make a martyr out of this mismatch
• Historical perspectives
• Imperial madness
• Imperialism is not a force to be reckoned with
• Let’s not measure ourselves by the imperial past
• Made in Britain: Not made to measure
• Measure for measure, a comedy of errors
• Memo to Maggie
• Metrication – let’s get on with it
• Metrication in Ireland
• On the level: go metric for good measure
• The metric system in Britain 1851-1979
• Time to ditch the language of the past
• Time to stand up to the metric martyrs
• TSI and metrication
• Yards, metres, gallons or litres
• Content and synopsis
• Content and synopsis
• Reference card
• Joining the UK Metric Association
• Renew
• Copyright statement
• Blog
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• explain the metric system
• correct misunderstandings and debunk myths
• metric system is much easier to use
• practical help
• Style Guide
• complete the changeover
• what you can do
• public consultations
• sources and references
• journalists
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