How many yards are there in a mile? 40 years ago Britain converted from imperial measurements to metric – however, our road signs haven't been updated! A report published by the UK Metric Association says that we should change half a million speed and distance signs before the 2012 Olympics (estimated cost £80 million). Lord Kinnock, former Labour Party Leader, has said, "our imperial road signs contradict the image of our country as a modern, multicultural, dynamic place." I hope Wirral Council takes this into consideration – more than 300 signs are to be upgraded or replaced in the run up to the Open Championship as part of a £70,000 initiative to improve road safety. Although the Department of Transport has ruled out the change to metric, another Government U-turn could end up costing the Wirral a lot of money – at a time when Wirral's Council tax could rise by 4.46%. St George – wasn't he the one with the dragon? I was recently emailed details of a national campaign to make St George's day a national holiday: http://www.stgeorgesday.com/voting.asp I'm all for the creation of bank holidays, we have very few in comparison to some of our European pals, but why for St George? I know he is our patron saint (he is also patron saint of Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Portugal, Germany and Greece to name only a few) and incidentally was probably born in Turkey! It seems everyone is looking for an excuse to have an extra day off – there is even a campaign to have a Liverpool Day on August 28 th 2007 to celebrate Liverpool's 800th birthday (don't worry it would only be a one off). Maybe we could have a Tony Blair day when Tony finally decides to call it a day. Or even a David (call me Dave) Cameron day when the Conservatives win the next election. If you can think of any other excuses for an extra day off drop me a line – otherwise enjoy 23 rd April! (that's St George's day for those that don't know!) Email me at haveyoursay@wirralwestconservativefuture.co.uk