Submitted on Saturday 20th March 2021
Rejected on Friday 26th March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make British Summer Time year-round
The current system of moving the clocks back to GMT during winter leads to shorter, darker evenings. This exacerbates seasonal depression, reduces trade in local businesses, and makes our streets more dangerous.
Instead, the Government should keep Britain on British Summer Time (GMT+1) all year.
Due to the pandemic, home working is now the norm and there are fewer people outdoors before sunrise. In winter, most of us sleep through precious daylight in the mornings; later, much of the country is plunged into darkness by 4pm.
Daylight is important to mental wellbeing. This change would help many Britons who suffer from seasonal depression due to the long nights. Longer, lighter evenings would also make the streets safer and make people more likely to exercise or visit local businesses.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556200
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