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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Introduce Lighter Evenings!

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We the undersigned call on the Government to trial moving the clocks forward an hour throughout the year, also known as 'double summertime', to make the best use of our sunlight and to give us lighter evenings.

People would be happier, healther, safer and use less energy. It would also create a boost to jobs and the tourism industry.

The idea of Single Double Summer Time (SDST) has been debated for years. It simply involves moving our clocks here in the UK one hour further forward than we currently do, all year round. We’d still change our clocks in spring and autumn, so we’d be GMT+1 in winter and GMT+2 in summer.

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Please see the petition below:

Petition Title: Four year trial of lighter evenings all year (Single/Double Summer time) to start in 2016

Created by: Peter Lowe

Closing: 30/03/2015

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