IMO, we need a standard system of measurement, weights etc, that everyone knows to adhere to. This can then be embedded into the national curriculum. Anything else leads to a chaotic situation. If the majority want to go back on time and establish the full imperial system, that’s fine. Children will have a more difficult time learning mathematics but that may not be a bad thing. I would think that the government would not wish to fully go back to the imperial system rather just to allow more or less the current system to continue with some relaxation of requirements. I remember learning my 14 and 16 times table.
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