Should we keep the same time all year round?

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7th September 2018

MOVING clocks back in the autumn and forward in the spring could become a thing of the past.

The European Commission (EC), which suggests laws for EU member states, has proposed ending the one-hour time changes twice a year. This comes after a major survey that found most people in Europe are against the clock shift s. The questionnaire was filled in by 4.6 million people from all 28 member states of the EU – the highest number of responses ever received in any EC survey.

Some 84% of people want to stop changing clocks backwards and forwards. At the moment, clocks are shifted an hour forward on the last Sunday in March and back an hour on the last Sunday in October.

The only European countries that operate on Greenwich Mean Time (in winter) and British Summer Time (BST, or GMT+1) are the UK, Ireland and Portugal. Most of the continent (17 countries) has Central European Time, which is an hour ahead of GMT, while eight countries, including Greece, Finland and Romania, have Eastern European Time, which is two hours ahead of GMT.

The EU made the clock change a rule in all member states in 1996, because they thought it would save energy. They now say the evidence for this is not strong. In the UK, we adopted Daylight Saving Time in 1916, at the height of the First World War, in order to conserve coal.

There has long been a debate about whether we should adopt the same time zone as the rest of the continent. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that millions of people “believe that in future, summertime should be year-round, and that’s what will happen”.

If the rule change is supported by the 28 national governments and European Parliament, individual member states will be free to keep or scrap the time changes.

Should we keep the same time all year round?

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plane · 6 years ago

FIRST TO VOTTTE!

plane · 6 years ago

I think we should keep the time same all year round so children adults and senior citizens don't get confused with the time.

flossingg · 6 years ago

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coolyman · 6 years ago

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chahou · 6 years ago

Changing the time is unnecessary, it makes it much harder and you have to change every clock or watch you own which is a pain. Also, there is no point to it.

pizzal1ama · 6 years ago

It's a good idea to keep clocks the same time all year to prevent having to remember to change them

7831 · 6 years ago

I think that we should keep the same time zone, because it can confuse people when it changes

natalija · 6 years ago

I think we should not keep the same time all year round because shifting the time an hour would make the days brighter and help farmers grow crops.

smandir · 6 years ago

Yes! Changing the time is annoying and really irritating; it would be so much easier if we never had to do it, because there isn’t any point to it anyway.

puppyking · 6 years ago

Yes because if you forget to change the time, you will have the wrong time.

rivalgamer · 6 years ago

No, I think that it makes it more interesting and it gives us an extra hour of daylight per day.

jic007 · 6 years ago

I think it was quite annoying having to change my watch every now and then so i said no.

gummybear3 · 6 years ago

It is nice to have different times during the different seasons.

cmi_hall1 · 6 years ago

I think we should change the clocks in March and October because it's tradition and and we should keep tradition. Also, it would be darker later and brighter earlier so our days would feel longer!

fintan1 · 6 years ago

No because the time is set for the hours of light and dark in each season and if we keep the same time all year round we could be waking up in the pitch black of night.

snowball7 · 6 years ago

I think we should keep the same times all year round because then if we travel then we still know what time it is.

fridayfun9 · 6 years ago

Yes I think we should because it confuses our bodies when the clocks change and also we have the hassle of having to change the time on every clock iphone iPad tv in the house

stbernard5 · 6 years ago

we should all be the same time so we can go anywhere in Europe and it will be the same time so we won't get jetlagged

maybe6533 · 6 years ago

Yes because I went to Dubai last week and me and my mum were really confused. And it helps other people when they are travelling.So we should.

taco23 · 6 years ago

I think we should keep time the same so that people aren't late for work or for school if they forget to change their clocks!

jojo4ever · 6 years ago

I think you should not change the the time as when we do this , it confuses many of us and some of us, such as the younger children and elderly may take time to get used to it.

hc-524219 · 6 years ago

I think we shouldn’t keep the same time because what country time should we choose? If a person wanted to know their own country’s time, they won’t have a clock to look at for their country. Don’t keep the same time because in other people’s views, time in the country might be very important for them.

Newsryland · 6 years ago

The change of time is simply annoying. People have to change community clocks and their own ones. It will make life so much easier and people won't be confused ?‍♀️.

Comment the word CLOCK if you agree

i_care · 6 years ago

We only needed to change the time in the past because when it got darker earlier there was no electricity to keep it light so they needed to bring back the clocks but in modern society there is really no need to change the time

Sneaky · 6 years ago

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thebossman · 6 years ago

I we should keep the same time all year round so Children and Adults don’t get confused with the time and also so you don’t end up being late for something.

swace · 6 years ago

I think the clocks should stay as they are now, because the winter nights would be too dark! Also I it would be very confusing...

aiwa · 6 years ago

I think we should keep the same time all year round because otherwise we would have to keep changing the time on our watches, which would be really irritating especially for the elderly generation

darjap · 6 years ago

Even though so may take it as an advantage when the clocks turn back that you do not have to go to bed another hour, the moving of the clocks may ruin somebodies sleep as their body might not be used to sleep that early or late resulting lack of sleep and getting up late.

ploppyslop · 6 years ago

no because in places where it gets dark early they would have to walk sometimes to and back to school in the dark witch could be dangerous

ayubbeg · 6 years ago

It gets darker at Winter so why go through the trouble of changing what everyone is used to.

pandacool · 6 years ago

we should keep it the same all year round so it isn't confusing

concon123 · 6 years ago

no

alpacafan · 6 years ago

No ! It is meant to help farmers and it will confuse people if it stops.

lavender08 · 6 years ago

I think that we should not stick with daylight saving because it helps with kids' health. If it is light outside at 4:30 Daylight Saving Time, then people might go outside and play rather than play video games.

lavender08 · 6 years ago

Sorry I mean we should stick with daylight saving

zeushades8 · 6 years ago

I don’t think that we should change clocks as it is a waste of energy and thinking. They shouldn’t make senior citizens and children get confused as they get confused easily.

tarzan501 · 6 years ago

I think we should keep it like it is cause every time something gets changed it just confuses everyone even more

unicorn34 · 6 years ago

It defines winter time and summer time to have the times change every season.?

pieface757 · 6 years ago

no because when it gets dark earlier and vice versa

fortnitexd · 6 years ago

It helps farmers, I don’t know what the problem is??

sillybean · 6 years ago

I want the clocks to stay the same all year because it takes ages for my parents to change all the clocks in the house and it's just a waste of time

bmbrainiac · 6 years ago

yes so it will be easier to keep track

unidist · 6 years ago

this way it is less confusing

ep-22579 · 6 years ago

No because then it would be darker when we go to school and not as safe.

catonclan · 6 years ago

Flossingg I can't do it ether you can only do it on a mobile phone :-(

edurado · 6 years ago

why?

puppy123 · 6 years ago

It is already confusing enough just leave it

minnieb · 6 years ago

I voted no, as the change in times allows us to make the most of daylight

unique · 6 years ago

because

shreddeddo · 6 years ago

No because it would be dangerous!
If we didn't change the time 6:00 would be 9:00!
People can't see if it's dark at 9:00 AM!

Also people like plane and flossingg that say it's a waste of time,

IT IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
???NOT A WASTE OF ?

shreddeddo · 6 years ago

smandir look at my comment, you are WRONG!!!!?

coolio99 · 6 years ago

I said no because first of all, I like having things come quicker than normal

epicvader · 6 years ago

I think that we should keep on changing the time, because if we stopped, everybody would get really confused.

oceangirl5 · 6 years ago

Yes, because it would be a lot less hassle for everyone!

pawsomecat · 6 years ago

Yes because it's less confusing

cloudysky · 6 years ago

I mean, what's the actual point of it?Cant we just keep the same time and AVOID the whole lose an hour, gain an hour thing?

oceangirl · 6 years ago

No, because it would be hard on the farmers. So, I agree with everyone who put NO

tjbanter · 6 years ago

I would like the clocks one hour forward$$$$$$

flufypanda · 6 years ago

Er I always get confused and don’t have a clue of all this time Change click change is all about so YES YES YES YES WE SHOULD!!!

uniquepika · 6 years ago

It’s confusing to have to chave to change the time. ⏱⏰?

uniquepika · 6 years ago

It’s confusing to have to change the time. ⏱⏰?

ollym · 6 years ago

I wanna no what the time is for real Mortimer############################################################################################################################

melon_cow7 · 6 years ago

I just like that my birthday is longer than my sisters.....?
hi

ruadh10 · 6 years ago

I think it would be very helpful to keep the same time all year round there would be no confusion over what time it is also I always forget to change the time on my watch!!

ronhamster · 6 years ago

you don't want to be chanching the clocks in a struggle

bigfatcat · 6 years ago

Just leave it as it is because it worked and can work again! Don’t mess with time!!!

kat · 6 years ago

yeah its well annoying to have to turn clocks back

lovecity · 6 years ago

It would be a lot less confusing and what’s the point?

lovecity · 6 years ago

CLOCK

unique · 6 years ago

hi

penguin2 · 5 years ago

It is a traditional thing and not that hard to work out and you do get used to it each year

hfrules · 5 years ago

Obviously NOT, why would you want to change something when it is done for a reason. Also it makes the UK really unique and there are many other reasons why the clock should not be the same all year round!

essy101 · 5 years ago

It is a hassle changing your clock but you can sleep in more

melon_cow7 · 5 years ago

Yes because some people don’t like sleeping ? in the light ? I most serternly dont

asbml · 5 years ago

Life would be much more easier

nevada · 4 years ago

Moving t,he clocks is stupid.

nevada · 4 years ago

Being fascinated by time zones it is so annoying not being able to know what a time is in a certain
place because the time that they switch the clocks back is different there.
and then some countries don’t have clock changes.
And then the Southern Hemisphere switches them the other way
GRRRR !

nevada · 4 years ago

Flossing!?!

nevada · 4 years ago

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katkid10 · 4 years ago

The clocks should change.