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David Cameron: schools should teach mainly in imperial measurements

Schools should teach pupils mainly in imperial and not metric measurements, David Cameron has said.
Four decades since metres and litres replaced yards and pints on the curriculum, the prime minister suggested he would prefer to see a return to the old system.
“I think I’d still go for pounds and ounces, yes I do,” Cameron told BBC2’s Newsnight when asked which should be taught predominantly.