Miles and Inches to be Kept Indefinitely

IT’s official, Britain’s battle to keep pints and miles has been won. After decades of struggling with the metric system, a vote in Strasbourg has confirmed that imperial measures are here to stay… indefinitely.

John Denham, who is responsible for national weights and measures, said: “People in Britain like their pint and their mile. They should be able to use the measures they are most familiar with, and now they can be sure that they will continue to do so.

“We made strong arguments for the UK’s right to carry on using pints and miles and maintaining dual metric and imperial labelling.

“I know how important this is to the British people and businesses and am grateful for the Commission’s support.”

Europe Minister Caroline Flint said: “This is a victory for common sense. It shows that the EU is listening to the concerns of businesses and consumers and is not intent on imposing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ regime where unnecessary.

“In the current difficult economic climate, it will also mean that British companies do not face extra labelling costs in order to do business in the United States.”

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