Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Strike a light

No time for British clock changes

"...the move could have saved around 100 lives a year through reducing evening traffic accidents, and around £485 million in energy costs", plus, as a consequence, the greenhouse gasses produced.

I have followed this and thought the debate to be less clear on the benefits, so it is good to find clear safety, scientific, economic and environmental bases in support of it.

Hence the obvious question is, why did it fail as, if ever there was a... rare... no brainer, this would seem to be it.

Perhaps it would the social unpopularity of the move in more Northern counties and indeed countries, whose representation in Parliament is at a remarkably high %age?

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