This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Start British Summer Time at the end February instead of the end of March
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Moving the clocks forward at the end of February instead of the end of March would make it feel that Spring has come a month early! This small change would put more hours of daylight where we want them most. Postponing dusk by an hour would make March a proper Spring month, creating enhanced health and wellbeing, with greater opportunities for after-school and after-work activities: more sports, more gardening, and a boost to the economy. There would be a huge psychological impact: who doesn't want 8 months of “summer” and only 4 months of “winter”?
The problems associated with later sunrises, particularly felt in the North of England and Scotland - which have so far stopped the introduction of year-round British Summer Time - would be minimised by making the change in February, leaving the other winter months as they are.
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