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It is interesting to note that the UK was on summer-time all year between 1968 and 1971. At the end of the period, Parliament voted by a large majority to reve
by mike-the-mikado 2y ago
It is interesting to note that the UK was on summer-time all year between 1968 and 1971. At the end of the period, Parliament voted by a large majority to revert to the previous system.
I think this is a case where people only understood the drawbacks through practical experience.
- bfdm 2y agoWhat were the drawbacks? I guess, what motivated the revert.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agolate darkness in the morning when you're trying to get your kids on the school bus, or get to work early
- tzs 2y agoSame in the US in the mid ‘70s, in an attempt to save energy due to an oil embargo from Arab oil exporters. It was widely disliked and dropped as soon as the oil crises was over.