The government’s passion for imperial nostalgia has led to ministerial backing for the promotion of traditional weights and measures; pounds and ounces rather than kilograms, feet and inches rather than metres.

Adrian Goldberg hears from James Vincent, author of Beyond Measure, and Otto English, who wrote Fake History: Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.

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Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 30/5/22)

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