Time to rejoice
As such they do not remember just how horrid the British Standard Time experiment of 1968-71 was, not just in Scotland but even in the English Midlands.
I am convinced that its unpopularity was one of the reasons for Ted Heath unexpectedly winning the 1970 general election, as he had promised to abolish it.
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Hide AdIn Scotland, we could manage quite well on GMT all the year round, what with our very long summer evenings when it doesn’t really get dark at all. In England, or at least the southern half, the difference in latitude means that an hour ahead of GMT all year would suit them.
The present arrangement is a compromise, as befits a United Kingdom which straddles 10 degrees of latitude and nearly as much of longitude. In the meantime, let us welcome the fact that midday is back in its proper place, that is at 12 o’clock.
Jane Ann Liston
Largo Road
St Andrews