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		Metric Martyrs Monday, 18th February 2008 Letter to London local newspapers Sir Janet Devers, a 63-year-old East End market trader, is facing trial for not selling her produce by the Kilogram. Last September, the EU ruled that British traders could continue to use imperial measurements as long as they are displayed alongside their metric equivalents, under the belief that British shoppers will eventually move over to the metric system. I would like to know if readers feel that it is right for local councils and police to confiscate the scales of traders who refuse to sell in metric, or whether they should have better things to do with their time, such as making our streets safer. Should we leave it to shoppers to decide whether they want to buy fruit and veg by the pound or by the kilo, or allow the government and the EU to dictate how we shop? Please tell me what you think by dropping me an email at syed@syedkamall.com Yours sincerely Syed Kamall MEP Conservative MEP for London