I posted the following comment on UKMA's Metric Views blog: As I pondered the latest metric news from the UK and the government's statements about imperialization, I wondered: what about the Chunnel?
In one sense, Great Britain is no longer an island. There is a ground connection between it and continental Europe. Since the opening of that remarkable tunnel across the channel, hasn't there been increased pressure on the UK to complete highway metrication, that pressure being in the form of a flow of motorists and other transport from Spain, France, Germany, et al.?
