The election of Donald Trump as US president puts the UK in a tricky position on many global issues. But even beyond concerns about Nato’s stability or the special relationship, the UK has serious internal…
We have essentially two paths: continued vassalisation to whatever circus of clowns runs the US or a more equal and independent-but-unpopular partnership with the EU.
Yes, we should have done it years ago. I like to think that Brexit would never have happened if we'd been fully integrated with Europe, as we should be. Not a 53rd state to whatever is happening on the other side of the Atlantic ocean.
I'd even go as far as a European defence force and do away with national forces.
Yeah so would many same folks but alas whether it's the weather or the alcohol or weed or mold or pollution or crab bucket mentality or FAS or poor healthcare - sanity is just in extremely short supply at the moment.
Just to be clear. The UK is full metric as far as EU rules are concerned.
Heck, as far as the SI is concerned, so is the US. We both changed in the 70s. SI just required all other units to be defined based on metric. The UK and US do this. And the EU just requires all trade to be available as a metric option.
What you actually use to communicate in nation non-sales is your own business. Heck, we can even sell in your own units as long as we also offer conversions on request. (according to EU. I think the UK required display in metric at some point. )
We and the US are just too stubborn to use the better units.