Daylight Saving Bill

Will66 · January 22, 2011, 10:11:45 AM

That means we loose GMT.

jetpilot · January 22, 2011, 10:14:17 AM

Quote from: Will66;738242That means we loose GMT.

Do we have gmt when we change the clocks anyway?

Dan Norton · January 22, 2011, 10:54:28 AM

Quote from: jetpilot;738235I am led to believe it just stays as BST.

Thats what i thought :confused:

Will66 · January 22, 2011, 11:15:28 AM

The Scots could stay in GMT+1 or Alpha time quite easily if they wanted to preserve daylight. It makes sense in England to retain it.

rxangus · January 22, 2011, 12:17:52 PM

The ITV programme clearly stated the woman MP\'s proposal was for BST in winter and BST+1 in summer so clocks would still have to be changed.

By the way next week\'s programme is about the emerging north south divide with the line being at Manchester not the Scotland England border!

jetpilot · January 22, 2011, 01:14:27 PM

From the Bill itself

Cross-departmental analysis

(1)

The Secretary of State must conduct a cross-departmental analysis of the

potential costs and benefits of advancing time by one hour for all, or part of the year!

So looks like there is an option for either!

Dan Norton · January 22, 2011, 01:48:26 PM

Whens the final vote for it?

Dan Norton · January 22, 2011, 01:49:49 PM

Quote from: rxangus;738276The ITV programme clearly stated the woman MP\'s proposal was for BST in winter and BST+1 in summer so clocks would still have to be changed.

By the way next week\'s programme is about the emerging north south divide with the line being at Manchester not the Scotland England border!

Living in Lincolnshire you are in a right "dead zone" when it comes to North or South.
I would be interested to see where the cut off is.

jetpilot · January 22, 2011, 02:27:23 PM

Check out itv next week, cant remember the day, sorry buddy.

Nik da Greek · January 22, 2011, 03:12:14 PM

Quote from: Dan Norton;738299Living in Lincolnshire you are in a right "dead zone" when it comes to North or South.
I would be interested to see where the cut off is.

Anywhere north of the Watford Gap is North, simples :rollin

....actually, from here, anywhere north of Crawley is North and the people start to get a bit funny-looking and talk weird:rollin

(....except Leeds, of course, that\'s the only bright point up there)

jetpilot · January 23, 2011, 11:50:38 AM

Quote from: Dan Norton;738297Whens the final vote for it?

I think a three year trial is suggested, main opposition is from the Scots and in general farmers from Wales & South West. Which according to my good old mum is the reason it was introduced anyway.

I dont really understand why though, you still get the same hours of daylight and most farmers i know (1 or 2 granted) are up way before its light in the winter anyway.

Guess it just depends if you like light mornings or evenings. :Thumbs-up

jetpilot · January 26, 2011, 08:01:52 PM

7.30 tomorrow night ITV. :wave

gsb876 · January 28, 2011, 01:06:39 AM

Its like most things, once introduced you just learn to live with it :cheers

jetpilot · January 28, 2011, 10:03:12 AM

Good god, can you ever believe that silly fat w*nker Prescott had anything to do with the way this country was run!

Nik da Greek · January 28, 2011, 11:31:28 AM

Quote from: jetpilot;739413Good god, can you ever believe that silly fat w*nker Prescott had anything to do with the way this country was run!

It is genuinely and honestly a terrifying thought

This is a man who quite clearly not only can\'t string a coherent sentence together but is in fact so unbelievably stupid he may actually already be dead, his IQ\'s that low :mad: