Did I Hear That Right?

[badgb21]

This won't create any more daylight, it just shifts the hours of daylight in the time of the day.
Unless Brexit changes the earths rotation, anything is possible!

I hope this comes off. more daylight for us all !!!!

 

[ColchesterFC]

The EU to abolish the changing of the clocks and to remain on summer time???????? "This will happen"
Will we adopt this if we leave?

I think we get to turn our clocks back 40 years when we leave the EU.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I think we get to turn our clocks back 40 years when we leave the EU.

Most private golf clubs in Surrey and Berkshire are still living in the 1970s.

 

[Crazyface]

If it's dark in the morning, clearly I run over loads of kids on my way into work. Same again in the evening. Or, it makes no difference at all to road safety, as it's always dark somewhere. For me, GMT + 1 would work pretty well. GMT less so.

But, if this is all the Eurocrats have to worry about, bin them off quick time. There are other more pressing issues. Surely.

It's what "the people want" apparently. Maybe running scared with us voting out, they think they should actually do something, albeit tiny, that the people want. Would make a nice change.

 

[MegaSteve]

Never really worked 'normal hours' so never understood the fuss...
Now retired so won't make that much difference to how I organise my life...

However if there is a genuine case for H+S concerns, relating to kids...
They need addressing fully and properly before any change...

 

[Deleted member 21784]

The kids argument is outdated

How many kids actually walk to and from school? It’s all buses or lifts now days

Plus we don’t let young kids walk on there own anymore due to the rise in nutters around so it’s an outdated unneeded practice

Welcome the change

 

[PIng]

I think this was trialled in the late 60s - I remember walking to school with reflective armbands on. I don't know why it wasn't adopted, the Scottish farmers thing was always bandied around as the reason but I suspect it was just people resistant to change.

 

[bobmac]

I think this was trialled in the late 60s - I remember walking to school with reflective armbands on. I don't know why it wasn't adopted, the Scottish farmers thing was always bandied around as the reason but I suspect it was just people resistant to change.

I remember the arm bands too, yellow with a grey stripe.
I know someone who doesn't like changing the clocks twice a year..................

 

[ScienceBoy]

If flexible working hours become more prevelant then it won’t matter anyway.

It’s only the 9-5ers who would need the extra daylight as the rest can do work when not utilising daylight for other things.

 

[Imurg]

If flexible working hours become more prevelant then it won’t matter anyway.

It’s only the 9-5ers who would need the extra daylight as the rest can do work when not utilising daylight for other things.

Think I heard the other day that only about 6% of workers work the "standard" 9-5 these days...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Think I heard the other day that only about 6% of workers work the "standard" 9-5 these days...

I heard that as well but I'm not sure I believe it. If it was genuinely true then why do we still have rush hour issues on the road and rail still?

 

[Orikoru]

I heard that as well but I'm not sure I believe it. If it was genuinely true then why do we still have rush hour issues on the road and rail still?

It depends how strict the survey was. I, for example, tend to work from about 8:30 til just gone 5. So would I count as a '9 to 5 worker' or not? If not then that explains the figure being only 6%, as lots of people have slightly flexible hours, working 8 til 5, or 9 til 5.30 or whatever.

 

[patricks148]

I suspect that if the extra light in the morning benefited Southern England this wouldn't even be up for discussion .

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I think this was trialled in the late 60s - I remember walking to school with reflective armbands on. I don't know why it wasn't adopted, the Scottish farmers thing was always bandied around as the reason but I suspect it was just people resistant to change.

It was - and it was a bit weird walking to school and starting classes when it was still dark outside.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It was - and it was a bit weird walking to school and starting classes when it was still dark outside.

Change is weird .............. and then it becomes normal.