<Li> The failure to appoint the Metrication Board at the start of the metrication programme meant that industry had to take the lead in a programme that affected everybody and did not have the machinery to implement metrication in, especially, the retail sector . </Li> <Li> The failure of government to provide funding--much of the initial work was funded by industry itself . </Li> <Li> The failure to provide a "champion" for metrication--such a role fell outside the remit of the Metrication Board . </Li> <Li> The belief that the programme could be accomplished purely by voluntary means--both reports highlighted the need for appropriate legislation to keep the programme on track . </Li>

When did it change from imperial to metric