On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:55:10 -0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
year.

The 1966 thing is what we need.

No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
coat.

The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.

Which is why we should centre the lightest part of the day around the middle of our waking hours.

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