The boss of supermarket giant ASDA has launched a furious attack on government plans for changes in all stores. He says the change is most likely to negatively impact people under 40, and has called it 'backwards'.
To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Government has launched a consultation on whether British shops can return to using imperial weights and measures like pounds and ounces.
The government is unlikely to drop metric units entirely, but could let shops replace them in some areas with imperial measurements.
These plans would also bring back the Crown symbol to pint glasses, replacing the 'CE' marking on glasses used across the European Union. READ MORE: Zara employees explain why shoppers should look for circles and triangles on clothes tags Downing Street may hope it shores up support among key Brexiteer voters in battleground seats which Tories are currently in danger of losing.
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