Rejected petition Use UTC/GMT for the whole year.

Studies have highlighted numerous issues with DST, including higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, car crashes, disruption to sleeping patterns and loss of work.
DST has also been shown to cause more energy consumption and cost more money to the economy.
The UK should use GMT permanently.

More details

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2016/03/11/health/daylight-saving-time-health-effects/index.html

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/daylight-saving-time-european-parliament-vote?utm_medium=applenews&utm_source=applenews

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4509150&page=1

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Date submitted 31 March 2019
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