Daylight saving. Why

[NiceCupOfTea]

I don't see the point. If we didn't have the BST the sun would rise at 3 instead of 4, and go down at 9 instead of 10. Big deal. Why do we have it?

[welshlibranr]

No idea!.....they have been threatening to do away with it for years now!.......but we still have it!......can't see the point!.........

[sherrardk]

I am trying to work out if I would be better off having my lie in tomorrow (it's my turn) or Sunday, can't work put which would be the better deal for me.

[barry1010]

I can do a lot more in daylight between 9pm and 10pm than 3am - 4am.

[jno]

what barry said - people are asleep at 3 but awake at 10

[NiceCupOfTea]

Yeah Barry, but what? Gardening? If it's such an emergency to do stuff, get up earlier. Seriously.

[welshlibranr]

sher, Sunday morning is best, you'll get a whole hour more!........

[jno]

just strolling home after the pub. No need for it to be an emergency.

[Ann]

Interesting to see what will happen on Sunday when all our streetlights go out at midnight instead of 1am - people will still be coming back from nights out at that time - trips on kerbs etc - compensation looms!!

[barry1010]

NiceCup, neighbours will ignore noise I make (within reason) between 9pm and 10pm but they as hell will complain if I start mowing the lawn at 3am.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Where the heck is this 'mwahaha' etc coming from btw? I'm defo not typing it, couldn't be bothered for a start not my style takes too long too. please therefore ignore all of those comments

[rccatnap]

The history of BST can be viewed here. < http://en.wikipedia.o...i/British_Summer_Time >.
There have been many vested interests over the years, from farming, industry and those doing school journeys, to name a few.
I'm pretty ambivalent about it now, so will be happy to go with the majority.
Just think about it!

[heathfield]

There are very many people in the UK who are not old enough to remember the 1968 to 1971 experiment with GMT+1 in winter, and GMT+2 in summer. So now these people are asking for another trial. Whatever the advantages, at the end of the '68 to '71 trial, the majority of the British people declared themselves to be against a permanent change. Seems we don't learn from history after all.