On Feb 21, 7:43*pm, "Anne Burgess"
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.

There are plenty of us in Scotland who are fully in support of
the proposal, I can assure you, and we get pretty fed up at
being tarred with the same brush as those, all over the UK, who
are opposed to it.

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?

Probably because Westminster has not actually devolved this
particular matter.

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?

Quite.

Anne B

I did say "apparently" and "if" Anne - and I was reading the
Torygraph; it's not known for its journalistic accuracy! Apologies for
putting all the Scots under one brolly and it's good to know support
for the proposal exists there too! *))

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?

Maybe because the Chinese would not have any choice in the matter?

John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Dave Cornwell writes:
Graham P Davis wrote:
On Sunday 20 Feb 2011 22:27, Dave Cornwell scribbled:

I forgot to mention the post lunch or pre-dinner nap ;-)
Or, if one was from a different class or geographical background,
post-
dinner or pre-supper nap. ;-)

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An interesting point actually Graham. I think as a child 12.30pm was
definitely dinner time and the evening meal was tea time. I always had
a proper dinner at the middle of the day and in the evening we had jam
sandwiches, cakes, tinned fruit, that sort of thing although I think my
dad had his cooked dinner then. Was this normal family behaviour for
the fifties and sixties? I think it probably changed when I started
work.
Dave

I think it's probably a class thing. Coming from a working class
background, I still think of the meal in the middle of the day as
dinner, and it's when I prefer to have my main meal of the day. I think
those from a middle class background have traditionally been more likely
to have their main meal in the evening.

Even today, we seem to hear "school dinners" much more often than
"school lunches".
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Not sure if I want to move from a working class boy dun good to a middle
class man ;-( The pattern now seems be a sandwich or soup or salad
lunchtime,(the odd ham,egg and chips after golf) dinner in the early
evening about 6pm but Sunday dinner is still always 2pm.
Dave

Just to follow up on previous postings. The following is from
the latest newsmail from the Scottish 'Lighter Later' campaign:

If you've been keeping up with the news this week, you'll have
seen a lot of
talk about the clock change being included in the government's
tourism strategy.

You might also have noticed that many of the media reports are
still pushing the
idea that this is an England vs Scotland issue. It's no
surprise really – a
supposed cross-border bust-up makes for more exciting
coverage.

But we know the truth that these divisions are exaggerated –
the latest polls
show a majority of Scots in favour of lighter evenings, and
all the research
we've seen points to significant benefits north of the border.

Anne

On Feb 24, 10:11*am, "Anne Burgess"
wrote:
Just to follow up on previous postings. The following is from
the latest newsmail from the Scottish 'Lighter Later' campaign:

If you've been keeping up with the news this week, you'll have
seen a lot of
talk about the clock change being included in the government's
tourism strategy.
You might also have noticed that many of the media reports are
still pushing the
idea that this is an England vs Scotland issue. It's no
surprise really a
supposed cross-border bust-up makes for more exciting
coverage.
But we know the truth that these divisions are exaggerated
the latest polls
show a majority of Scots in favour of lighter evenings, and
all the research
we've seen points to significant benefits north of the border.

Anne

Thanks Anne.