Daylight Saving Time - Really?

[shaunbhoy]

Now whilst I am quite looking forward to an extra hour in bed tonight, is this nonsense really justified anymore?

Back in the day when kids (myself included) were expected to walk considerable distances to get to school, an argument could be made for a bit of extra light in the mornings.

Farmers can adapt and simply work an hour longer in the afternoons anyway. Not that they actually seem to need to do quite so much "farming" to make ends meet nowadays.
They can just ensure that they are receiving the correct "subsidies" to balance the books.
Actually growing anything is almost an optional extra.

However, it seems to be very much the case nowadays that transporting ever plumper little Jaydens, Michaelas, and Latishas to school in the car is the norm.

This is solely to ensure that mummy can get back home in time to get her chubby ass plonked on the sofa in time to devour the day's servings of freak-show TV.

Ditching this clock-changing tomfoolery works for most of us, and on top of everything else, it will help to bring us back in line with our continental cousins.
Something that surely appeals to all of us?

What do the panel think?

[SueEllen]

Scotland is on the same time as the rest of the UK. They don't appreciate it being light at 10-11am in the morning in winter.

Oh and some farmers still have livestock. Bloody miserable being in the dark with them for hours.

[Paddy]

Now whilst I am quite looking forward to an extra hour in bed tonight, is this nonsense really justified anymore?

Back in the day when kids (myself included) were expected to walk considerable distances to get to school, an argument could be made for a bit of extra light in the mornings.

Farmers can adapt and simply work an hour longer in the afternoons anyway. Not that they actually seem to need to do quite so much "farming" to make ends meet nowadays.
They can just ensure that they are receiving the correct "subsidies" to balance the books.
Actually growing anything is almost an optional extra.

However, it seems to be very much the case nowadays that transporting ever plumper little Jaydens, Michaelas, and Latishas to school in the car is the norm.

This is solely to ensure that mummy can get back home in time to get her chubby ass plonked on the sofa in time to devour the day's servings of freak-show TV.

Ditching this clock-changing tomfoolery works for most of us, and on top of everything else, it will help to bring us back in line with our continental cousins.
Something that surely appeals to all of us?

What do the panel think?

It just goes to show you have not ventured further than your tin-mining village.

Europe along with other parts of the world have daylight saving time.

Portugal is on the same time-zone as the UK

France used to be in the same time-zone as the UK but changed to Berlin time during WW2.

I would be better if all of western Europe was fixed on +1 GMT and Eastern Europe on +2

[AtW]

1 hour back is ok, forward - no

After Brexit Britain will finally be able to set time in any way desired without EUrocrats objecting...

[SueEllen]

1 hour back is ok, forward - no

After Brexit Britain will finally be able to set time in any way desired without EUrocrats objecting...

We own GMT.

[Lance]

Scotland can keep it if they wish. There’s very little reason for the UK. We are considerably less than an hour in angular rotation from Paris so arguably we should be on their time zone.
Of course not being on GMT ever would give the brexiteers palpitations so it’ll never happen.

[original PM]

Scotland can keep it if they wish. There’s very little reason for the UK. We are considerably less than an hour in angular rotation from Paris so arguably we should be on their time zone.
Of course not being on GMT ever would give the brexiteers palpitations so it’ll never happen.

Do feel free to shut up at some point.

[shaunbhoy]

Scotland is on the same time as the rest of the UK. They don't appreciate it being light at 10-11am in the morning in winter.

That is a bit of an exaggeration. Even in the north of the Shetlands it is light by 0930 in midwinter.
Let Nicola set their clocks then..........shouldn't be a problem. Much of the West of Scotland still lives over 300 years behind the rest of the civilised world anyway.
Another hour won't make much of a difference.

Oh and some farmers still have livestock. Bloody miserable being in the dark with them for hours.

I am sure the livestock don't give much of a fook as long as their feed turns up on a daily basis.
Just wait until it is light to tend to your animals.

[Lance]

Do feel free to shut up at some point.

Good input. Well above your usual standard of twattery. You see if you set the bar low enough, even you can exceed expectations.

[sasguru]

However, it seems to be very much the case nowadays that transporting ever plumper little Jaydens, Michaelas, and Latishas to school in the car is the norm.

This is solely to ensure that mummy can get back home in time to get her chubby ass plonked on the sofa in time to devour the day's servings of freak-show TV.

I'm not sure we really needed that insight into the SB household.
I suppose as you can't fit on the sofa you simply perch on your mobility scooter?