Your question reads as though you think Davlight Saving is a European idea that the UK simply follows. In fact, the UK was about the first country in the world to adopt Daylight Saving in 1916 - though Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman had suggested the idea in the 18th century. It should also be remembered that UK clocks are always one hour behind the rest of the European Union; some people think that we should come into line, by advancing our clocks by one hour.