On Feb 21, 11:31*pm, Adam Lea wrote:
On 21/02/11 11:49, Dawlish wrote:



Talk in today's Torygraph that the Scots will put the mockers on it -
again. The proposal, apparently, has to have the agreement of the
devolved assemblies.

If devolution has truly occurred, why can't the Scots just arrange
their own daylight hours and leave the rest of the UK to sort out
theirs? It's not as if a difference in time is going to cause too many
problems across the border. Some countries cope, quite happily, with
different time zones within their own country; why not the UK?

It would seem a bit odd for a country as small as ours to have two
different time zones.

If a country like China can operate with one time zone, why not the UK?

The worst thing about this seemingly endless gloom is that it
coincides with rapidly increasing daylight length.- the day is
gloomier for longer. Not a problem in the arctic, where all you miss
is the night sky and aurorae. I don't draw the curtains in weather
like this- there's little light to let in, and it's the best way to
keep the gloom out.
I've always thought that the British winter made a big contribution to
the British Empire and English becomig a world language- after all, if
you rule the seas, who in their right mind would stay here?.
Unfortunately my wife for one. I've spent 30 years trying to persuade
her to go to Oz-no luck so far!