Summary
PETER Hitchens's impassioned attack in last week's Mail on Sunday on the proposal to switch British clocks to Continental time - an hour ahead of GMT in winter and two hours ahead in summer - brought a huge response from readers. Most were against the change to 'Berlin time' that will happen if approved by MPs in a Commons vote on December 3. Changing the clocks would mean it would not get light until between 9.30am and 10am in the North of England and Scotland during the winter. Other readers, however, pointed out the benefits of lighter evenings that the switch would bring.
I live in Scotland and in June it was still light at 11pm. It was nice to spend the time in the garden, however it was a nightmare getting my two-year-old to bed. I am not in favour of any change to the current system. Having daylight at midnight or later does not appeal to me. If you want to enjoy extra daylight then get up earlier. Why can't people just leave things as they are? Caz, Kirkcaldy, Fife (Mail Online) I agree that we must prevent the abolition of British Summer Time. And as for the alleged business benefits of changing: in Germany, they usually start work an hour earlier than in Britain anyway, and finish an hour earlier as well. So in terms of the working day, we would still be behind our German counterparts and would still have to consult the clock before calling them. America has three hours' difference between the east and west coasts, but this doesn't affect their ability to do business.See the full content of this document
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Want Extra Daylight? Get Out of Bed Earlier ; Letters
Peter Clarke, Staines (Email) As a Scot, I and couldn't care less about losing an hour of daylight in the morning. I would much prefer that hour of light in the evening. Sunrise after 9am I can handle, but sunset befo...
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