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Why would Boris Johnson want to bring back imperial units?

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What's Going on in the Uk?

We already use imperial units for pints per distances, on roads and signs for measuring our hight. u k. Law already allows us to use imperial alongside metric and shops. Any country that has switched from a prior system of measurement to metric, there is always a period of discontent. And i think that's what johnson, whether he knows it or not, he's tapping into those really deep sea fears we have about political soveranty.

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