‘It makes no sense’: reaction to plan to revive imperial measurements in UK

Opinion divided among shoppers and traders in Shrewsbury at prospect of moving away from metric system

Matt Tandy is feeling the pressure. He may be the manager of a fabric and craft shop, but he's also only 26 years old. As such, being asked whether he thinks three yards is longer or shorter than 2.5 metres is causing him undue stress.

This is the one I need to get right, don't I?" he says before sighing with relief when his answer - three yards is in fact longer - is correct. Nearby, a shopper more advanced in years smirks at Tandy's hesitancy.