EU to move to permanent Summertime

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chopper replied

2 September 2018, 19:42
In fact, we should ban other countries from using GMT altogether. Sod Ireland, Portugal, the Canary Islands.
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vetran replied

2 September 2018, 16:38
Didn't know John Barrowman sang this in the remake.
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Mordac replied

2 September 2018, 16:06
If the EU moves to permanent summertime, they will almost certainly miss their global warming targets by quite a lot.

(A facile thread deserves a facile response...)
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NotAllThere replied

2 September 2018, 14:23
Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

The EU will enjoy long light evenings well into the Winter. The UK of course won't be able to follow suit to demonstrate that they're not being pushed around by Brussels.

It's been known for a long time. There was even a song a few decades ago about it.

"Summertime and the living is EC".
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meridian replied

2 September 2018, 13:33
Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

no no, you've misunderstood, it's a plot

BREXIT Time scandal

Lost for words.

The ‘article’ seems to be deliberately aimed at gammons that don’t know/understand/care that there are multiple time zones across Europe anyway?

It’s like whack-a-mole, every day there’s a new “outrage” “caused by Europe” that isn’t based on any reality.
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BlasterBates replied

2 September 2018, 12:33
Originally posted by chopper View Post

The EU currently has a rule which requires that member states adopt a twice yearly clock change in and out of summer time.

The proposal (for ratification by the European Parliament) is actually to remove that rule, and thereby leaving it up to member states to decide for themselves whether or not to adopt a twice yearly clock change.

The reality is boring, eh?

no no, you've misunderstood, it's a plot

BREXIT Time scandal

Last edited by BlasterBates; 2 September 2018, 12:40.
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chopper replied

2 September 2018, 11:08
The EU currently has a rule which requires that member states adopt a twice yearly clock change in and out of summer time.

The proposal (for ratification by the European Parliament) is actually to remove that rule, and thereby leaving it up to member states to decide for themselves whether or not to adopt a twice yearly clock change.

The reality is boring, eh?
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BlasterBates started a topic EU to move to permanent Summertime

2 September 2018, 09:51
EU to move to permanent Summertime

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

The EU will enjoy long light evenings well into the Winter. The UK of course won't be able to follow suit to demonstrate that they're not being pushed around by Brussels.
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