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Author Topic: The Politics of Measurement  (Read 363 times)

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BobG

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The Politics of Measurement
« on June 05, 2022, 04:38:10 pm by BobG »
Don't know if anybody else will be interested, but for me at least, this is an absolutely fascinating thread:

https://twitter.com/jjvincent/status/1530901940623880192

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wilts rover

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Re: The Politics of Measurement
« Reply #1 on June 05, 2022, 09:04:13 pm by wilts rover »
He must have been well chuffed Johnson brought this up again (4th time he has mentioned it apparently) given he has just written a book on the subject! He was on the radio last week plugging it - fascinating guy and sounds well worth a read.
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BobG

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Re: The Politics of Measurement
« Reply #2 on June 06, 2022, 11:35:57 am by BobG »
I liked this comment...

"... i don't get the negativity coming from the Union Jack pant brigade, surely the Metric system lends itself to counting with fingers" !!!

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