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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Yes it is ridiculous but failing to do so will only cause farmers in the Northern extremes of the country to moan.
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Not any more
The National Farmers Union for Scotland has said it will not oppose a campaign to permanently move the clocks forward by an hour – if it will benefit the UK as a whole.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...later-campaign
Tbh I never really understood why they were so against it, how much farming actually goes on in winter?
Those that say children are at more risk on those dark mornings might be in for a shock to
There are more pedestrians on the roads in the afternoon, including
more children, who are at 75% greater risk of accident after school than before school
(RoSPA 2006 & House of Commons Library 2007).
Infact there is very little in favour of keeping it according to this report (see table on page 3)
http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/people/..._rev_oct09.pdf