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Campaign for Royal Pardon for Metric Martyr greengrocer Steven Thoburn
A campaign for a posthumous pardon for a Sunderland grocer prosecuted for selling bananas by the pound already has massive public support
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A campaign is set to launch calling for a Royal Pardon for Sunderland grocer Steven Thoburn and his fellow Metric Martyrs .
Exclusive: Scales of justice tilt in favour of pardon for ‘metric martyrs’
Convictions of traders for selling wares in pounds and ounces could be disregarded, meaning shops may again be free to use the measurements
2 May 2021 • 6:00am
Georgia Thoburn, 24, is carrying on the campaign to clear her father s name
Credit: Charlotte Graham for the Telegraph
Ministers are working on plans to pardon the so-called “metric martyrs” – five market traders who were convicted for selling their wares in pounds and ounces two decades ago.
Any change in the law is likely to mean that shops will be allowed to decide for themselves whether to sell goods in imperial measurements alone.
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