Rejected petition Metrication of UK

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Metrication was agreed by Parliament in the late 1800s, many Governments have dragged their feet over this issue.Having two systems at the same time is a nonsense,it is costing British Industry at a time we need to be even more competitive.90% of the World is Metric,even the Australians can understand it,this is about common sense,it has nothing to do with the European Union.

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Date submitted 14 March 2013
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