[USMA:36151] RE: Poll in Independent

[Stephen Humphreys]

When I go to that link I just get an email address to vote rather than the 
results.
I'd be interested in this one as it's the only poll that shows a majority 
for metric (even including some polls that are questioned abit 
'anti-imperial').
It would be interesting if the Independant do show a plus for metric in a 
poll as this might indicate that it really does show a link between 
newspaper and metric-opinion.
One thing though - you suggest one poll showing a 97% favour for imperial.  
If this is the case then it certainly shows that the "anti-EU" factor is 
very different and removed to teh metric/imperial debate since pro/anti-EU 
opinion hovers about the 50%

From: "Philip S Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Subject: [USMA:36141] Poll in Independent
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:12:22 -0000

The UK newspaper "The Independent" has published the results of a poll 
asking "Should Britain go metric?"

Yes - 62%
No - 38%

http://comment.independent.co.uk/article318961.ece

I don't personally set much store by these single question yes/no on-line 
or telephone polls and I am suspicious of those showing figures like 97% 
against metrication of road signs. However to prove the point the above 
result does show how variable it can be.

Phil Hall