Victory for metric martyrs; Vindicated: The 'Metric Martyr' Steve Thoburn, who died in 2004, insisted on using imperial measures.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: September 11, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Benedict Brogan, Colin Fernandez, Paul Sims

BRUSSELS will today give up the fight to make Britain drop pints, poundsand miles.

The right of Britons to use imperial weights and measures will be enshrined inEU law under plans being announced by the European Commission.

Traditional measures will remain legal 'until Kingdom come', the Commissionerresponsible for the move told the Daily Mail last night.

The decision was hailed as a v...

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