I see the Government is playing at being Time Lords again by putting the clocks back an hour this weekend. Other than putting time back on the correct meridian, and GMT, what actually is the point of plunging us all into darkness earlier in the evening just because of about a dozen people who still deliver milk or grow things?
David Cameron is probably a Dr Who fan and therefore feels he has to tinker with the clocks, “Otherwise farmers and milkmen would have to get up when it’s pitch dark, and would probably crash their respective tractors and milk floats into trees or Daleks”.
However, only a handful of people actually still do those jobs, as Supermarkets have made milk delivery and agriculture economically unviable, and those that do probably have access to a torch and a vehicle equipped with working headlights. Ok, they may not be able to afford electricity for lighting to their homes, but that’s no different from the rest of us, so I have no idea why they still do this.
Perhaps it’s so MPs can’t be seen sneaking off home early in the dark or it may just be part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to making our lives as grim as possible.
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