The claim that the stones, pounds and ounces (imperial) measurement system is "Nigel Farage's system" — i.e., the one he personally prefers and champions — is well-supported by abundant public evidence documenting Farage's long-standing, consistent advocacy for imperial measurements. Multiple sources confirm Farage's personal attachment to imperial units: 1. **Time magazine (2015)** reported that when told the birth weight of Princess Charlotte in pounds and ounces, Farage was "most touched by the fact the weight is given in pounds and ounces rather than kilograms," saying: "Imperial measurements! Proper measurements – not some horrid kilograms." He explicitly linked this to UKIP's belief that the metric system was a "toxic importation from the E.U." 2. **The Gazette News** reported that Farage, as UKIP chairman and MEP, personally went to Downing Street alongside a butcher campaigning against forced metrication, declaring "We are not going to give up. This is going to go on until we have victory for the English shopkeeper." 3. **The Guardian (2014)** noted that UKIP policy included restoring imperial measures for all weights and measures, restoring the crown symbol on pint glasses, and allowing the sale of produce in pounds and ounces. 4. **Metric Views (2013)** documented UKIP's official position supporting traders' freedom to use imperial units, opposing the ban on imperial-only labelling. 5. **The BBC (2004)** quoted a UKIP spokesman calling enforced metrication "metric fascism" and noting UKIP's strong opposition to it. Farage's personal and political identification with the imperial measurement system — stones, pounds, and ounces — is a matter of extensive public record spanning well over a decade. The claim that it is "his system" is an accurate characterization of his publicly expressed and demonstrated preference. Sources: - Time, "U.K.: Meet the Most Controversial Man in the U.K. Elections" — https://time.com/3846925/nigel-farage-uk-election/ - The Guardian, "The Ukip policies disowned by Nigel Farage" — https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/23/the-ukip-politices-disowned-by-nigel-farage - Metric Views, "A statement from UKIP" — https://metricviews.uk/2013/05/06/a-statement-from-ukip/ - Gazette News, "Leigh: Weights battle goes to Downing Street" — https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5515270.leigh-weights-battle-goes-to-downing-street/ - BBC News Magazine, "Will we ever go completely metric?" — https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3934353.stm