I don't think this has been noted yet on the 'Cat. Apologies if it has.

But it sounds like good news to me. Maybe the EU finally realized their campaign was a loser.

AP 12 Sept 2007: "EU Gives UK a Break on the Pint"

"The European Commission has ditched its attempt to impose the metric system on Ireland and Britain, where a grocer was once convicted of selling bananas by the pound rather than by the kilo".

"European Union rules drafted in 1999 aimed to phase out imperial measures such as miles and pints by 2009, but the EU's executive body decided on a U-turn Tuesday in the face of public opposition."

"The decision 'honors the culture and traditions of Great Britain and Ireland which are important to the European Commission' said Guenter Verheugen, the EU's industry policy commissioner."

Any more details?