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| Plan to bring UK clocks forward | Plan to bring UK clocks forward |
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| Longer evenings could move a step closer with a government plan to move UK clocks forward an extra hour. | Longer evenings could move a step closer with a government plan to move UK clocks forward an extra hour. |
| A "tourism strategy" will include a plan to move the clocks in line with most of Europe, bringing lighter evenings but darker mornings. | A "tourism strategy" will include a plan to move the clocks in line with most of Europe, bringing lighter evenings but darker mornings. |
| Tourism chiefs and safety campaigners support the move, but there are fears in Scotland about road accidents. | Tourism chiefs and safety campaigners support the move, but there are fears in Scotland about road accidents. |
| Ministers want to be satisfied the country backs the plan before giving the go-ahead, the BBC understands. | Ministers want to be satisfied the country backs the plan before giving the go-ahead, the BBC understands. |
| Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron indicated he was willing to consider a switch. | Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron indicated he was willing to consider a switch. |
| "The argument will be won when people across the country feel comfortable with the change," he said in August. | "The argument will be won when people across the country feel comfortable with the change," he said in August. |
| "It's up to those who want to make the change to make the argument to try to convince people right across the country that it's a good thing. | "It's up to those who want to make the change to make the argument to try to convince people right across the country that it's a good thing. |
| "People who like taking part in sporting activity and would like longer days are already quite easy to sway. That's the key to winning this argument." | "People who like taking part in sporting activity and would like longer days are already quite easy to sway. That's the key to winning this argument." |
| The proposals will be published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in the coming week, the BBC has been told. | The proposals will be published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in the coming week, the BBC has been told. |
| Three-year trial | Three-year trial |
| Bringing the clocks forward by one hour would bring the UK into line with Central European Time (CET), which is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus one hour. | Bringing the clocks forward by one hour would bring the UK into line with Central European Time (CET), which is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus one hour. |
| It would mean, for instance, that instead of the sun rising in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at 0714 and setting at 1723, as it does at this time of year, it would rise at 0814 and set at 1823. | It would mean, for instance, that instead of the sun rising in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at 0714 and setting at 1723, as it does at this time of year, it would rise at 0814 and set at 1823. |
| Tourism bosses say the number of overseas visitors would increase if summer evenings were lighter and they estimate the benefits to the economy could total billions of pounds. | Tourism bosses say the number of overseas visitors would increase if summer evenings were lighter and they estimate the benefits to the economy could total billions of pounds. |
| But there have been fears expressed in Scotland that putting the clocks forward would increase road accidents in the darker mornings. | But there have been fears expressed in Scotland that putting the clocks forward would increase road accidents in the darker mornings. |
| A parliamentary bill requiring the government to conduct analysis of the costs and benefits of shifting the clocks forward received MPs' initial approval in December. | A parliamentary bill requiring the government to conduct analysis of the costs and benefits of shifting the clocks forward received MPs' initial approval in December. |
| A three-year experiment to keep BST all year took place between 1968 and 1971, but was not made permanent. | A three-year experiment to keep BST all year took place between 1968 and 1971, but was not made permanent. |
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| This has been tried, tested and failed. It isn't broken, don't fix it. Don't waste any more money on the research of this ridiculous Take 2 of an idea. | This has been tried, tested and failed. It isn't broken, don't fix it. Don't waste any more money on the research of this ridiculous Take 2 of an idea. |
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| NO , No, No !The last experiment failed so why should this prove more popular?I hate dark mornings | NO , No, No !The last experiment failed so why should this prove more popular?I hate dark mornings |
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| Personally I tend to stumble from bed to work perfectly well regardless of how light it is - that's what street lights and headlights are for. It will be nice to have an extra hour of daylight of an evening, leaving work and actually seeing daylight before it gets dark again. As for adjusting to it, give it a week and you probably won't notice the difference anyway. | Personally I tend to stumble from bed to work perfectly well regardless of how light it is - that's what street lights and headlights are for. It will be nice to have an extra hour of daylight of an evening, leaving work and actually seeing daylight before it gets dark again. As for adjusting to it, give it a week and you probably won't notice the difference anyway. |
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| PLEASE make this happen. I moved to London from Australia 12 years ago and still cannot understand the waste of so many daylight hours. When I visit friends in Northern France I always envy them their far saner approach to time. Extra light to play in the evenings during Summer and Winter, less annoying light streaming through your window at 3am in Summer. What is not to love? CHANGE PLEASE. | PLEASE make this happen. I moved to London from Australia 12 years ago and still cannot understand the waste of so many daylight hours. When I visit friends in Northern France I always envy them their far saner approach to time. Extra light to play in the evenings during Summer and Winter, less annoying light streaming through your window at 3am in Summer. What is not to love? CHANGE PLEASE. |
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| I remember the double summertime that was tried in the early 70's and was disappointed that it wasnt taken up permantly. I'm 100% for bringing it back. | I remember the double summertime that was tried in the early 70's and was disappointed that it wasnt taken up permantly. I'm 100% for bringing it back. |
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