HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP? Imperial or metric? Howwe cope - or fail - with problems of pints and litres.(News) From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: July 9, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By Sasha Mansworth

A CAMPAIGN to end the confusion over using both metric and imperial weights and measures in Britain was launched yesterday.

The UK Metric Association (UKMA) said the population is baffled by the use of both systems and is calling for Britain to adopt the sole use of metric units by 2009.

The report 'A Very British Mess', commissioned by the group, highlights the problems of using both metres and feet, kilos and pounds, li...