On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:32:59 -0000
"Anne B" wrote:

I can understand it being unpopular in Scotland but it was
quite popular in England and
Wales and I think it would be now, to judge what people say to
me. I would very much like it. There is no reason why the
Scots couldn't revert to GMT in the winter, no sensible
reason, that is.
Speaking as a Scot, I loved British Standard Time and I hate
going back to GMT for the winter. I'd far rather have lighter
afternoons than lighter mornings. Most of my friends agree. So
while some vociferous Scots may have been involved n scrapping
BST, it was by no means unanimous. Please don't tar us all with
the same brush!
Anne


I agree with you, Anne, in asking Tudor not to tar everyone with the
same brush but for a different reason. I also endured the British
Standard Time experiment and hated it. Even down in this neck of the
woods, I found myself driving driving to work and going home in the dark
during the middle of the winter.

It's said that it's safer for schoolchildren to cycle home from school
in the light but first of all, why not get them to have lights on their
bikes? When I last checked this, 69% of cyclists here did not use any
lights when cycling at night.

I heard the other day that one EU country - Portugal? - is planning to
put the clocks back an hour so they'll be in line with UK time. Seems
odd that we'd go the other way.

I'd say we should ditch the whole "daylight-saving-time" idea and stick
to GMT.

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