Not a peck of sense
BWMA/News in Brief reports:
In an interview with EUpolitix.com on 19 September, European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Günter Verheugen denied that he intends to force the UK to implement metric measures. He said: "I am not pressuring the UK to go metric. As long as I am in Brussels I will not touch the issue. Full stop ... I personally have a lot of sympathy for the pint and for the mile in the UK ...
And yesterday this in my morning paper:
Pinta and sliced loaf may face EU ban - Newspaper Edition - Times Online
LAWS that threaten the British "pinta" and traditional loaf of sliced bread are set to be waved through the European parliament this week....
The legislation is set to go through by a majority in the parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, despite amendments tabled by the UK Conservatives.
The plans have come about because the European commission wants to harmonise EU rules on pre-packaged food quantities that prescribe the size of packs in which some types of food — such as milk, butter and bread — must be sold.
UPDATE: EU Referendum Blog sorts the story out - I wondered why they hadn't mentioned it earlier.