Claim d95657cdChecked 09 Jul 2026
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Pounds, shillings and pence are not weights and measures.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · historical current chronological
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
The claim is accurate. The Bank of England describes pounds, shillings and pence as the UK’s pre-decimal currency system, not as a system of physical measurement. GOV.UK’s weights-and-measures guidance is about units such as grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres. So Nigel Farage’s statement that pounds, shillings and pence are not weights and measures is correct. Sources: Bank of England, “Shillings to pounds converter” (bankofengland.co.uk); GOV.UK, “Weights and measures: the law” (gov.uk).
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They’re not weights and measures.
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[1]bankofengland.co.uk
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter
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