He has also banned use of the metric system.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has issued a list of rules for parliamentary staff banning words including ‘disappointment’ and ‘equal’ as well as ordering the use of imperial measurements.
The new style guide requires the use of the imperial system of weights and measures, despite the adoption of the metric system in the UK in 1965, four years before Mr Rees-Mogg was born. The list of 18 banned sayings also includes ‘hopefully’, ‘equal’, ‘unacceptable’, ‘very’, ‘ongoing’, ‘due to’, ‘lot’, ‘speculate’, ‘disappointment’, ‘meet with’, ‘I am pleased to learn’, and ‘I note your concern’.Some pointed out that Mr Rees-Mogg’s banning of the word ‘equal’ was particularly poignant as he publicly opposes several social topics including same-sex marriage and abortion.
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