From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
      
   On 2025-04-19, David Wade  wrote:   
   > On 19/04/2025 01:04, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:21:45 +0100, chrisq wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The EU countries are even worse, with tariffs imposed + vat, on most   
   >>> non EU sourced product. An organisation designed very much to be   
   >>> protectionist.   
   >>   
   >> Ummm ... wasn?t it your choice to leave the EU?   
   >   
   > VAT is charged o everything, so internal and external product, so no   
   > idea why its seen as a tariff wall. As for "protectionist" yes, just   
   > like the USA where everything has to be in Feet, worse US pints and   
   > gallons are the wrong size...   
   >   
      
   I really wish we would complete the process of moving to metric as well. :-(   
   We are currently in some half-way situation that feels like it is currently   
   static and unmoving.   
      
   For example, metres/kilometres are a hell of a lot nicer and easier   
   to work with than the miles/yards/feet stuff.   
      
   Direct personal experience here as OS maps have been metric for decades   
   and the standard hiking maps (1:25000) are easy to work with provided   
   you know how to read a map (which I do).   
      
   Simon.   
      
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   Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
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