British Summer Time - the United Kingdom's version of daylight savings - is to end at 2am on Sunday (UK time) when the clocks go back an hour. Petition to stop clocks going back because no one 'wants another hour of 2020’ '2020 has been a long, hard year for everybody. Brit Launches Petition To Stop Clocks Going Back Because ‘We Don’t Want Another Hour Of 2020’ Stewart Perrie Published 4:37 AM , Thursday October 22 2020 GMT+1 The clocks will stay that way until the last Sunday in March when we once again put them forward by an hour and British Summer Time begins. This will mean lighter mornings but an earlier sunset, with darkness due to fall at around 4pm in December. Their clocks will go back one hour in order to save as much afternoon daylight as possible during the cold, blistery and dark winter months. The petition was rejected, but not because it’s a bad idea. If you are under tier 3 restrictions in England, mind you, there won’t have been … The clocks change at 2am tonight, giving people an extra hour in bed, but one person is calling for this to be delayed until January 1st 2021. Its not Brexit and its not a referendum, just common sense. Rejected petition Stop clocks going back on Sunday, 25 October 2020 The European Parliament has voted to stop moving clocks forward an hour in spring and back again in the autumn. Meanwhile, hopes for a normal Christmas in Scotland were crushed after a health boss warned residents to prepare for ‘digital celebrations’. The practice was later adopted by the Government in 1916 – a year after Willett’s death – during World War I, following Germany who also started putting their clocks forward in April of that year. For more stories like this, check our news page. We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards. Find out more about cookies, The European Parliament has voted to stop moving clocks forward an hour in spring and back again in the autumn. ‘2020 has been a long, hard year for everybody. We don't want another hour of 2020," one petition says. For once we need our government to make a simple decision for simple reasons. "If you want to cheer most of the nation up in this torrid time... don't put the clocks back this Sunday. The idea was first thought up by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, when he suggested that if there was more daylight in the mornings people would get up earlier, thus saving on candles. residents to prepare for ‘digital celebrations’. A fed-up Brit launched a petition to stop the clocks going back this month as ‘no-one wants another hour of 2020’. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. ‘2020 has been a long, hard year for everybody. While some appreciate the extra hour in bed, it means that it’ll start getting dark a lot earlier from that day onwards, with sunset happening at around 5pm and gradually getting earlier and earlier until the shortest day of the year on December 21. If your bar shuts at 2am, by the time it rolls around, it is suddenly 1am again, and you can in theory stay open for another hour. ", UK backs trial to deliberately infect volunteers with COVID-19, 'We got it wrong': UK doctor praises NZ's COVID-19 approach, says it's too late for them, Copyright © 2020 MediaWorks TV - All Rights Reserved, By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Access and Privacy Policy. Lets not delay getting rid of it'. "Stop the clocks going back this month. The clocks going back is usually a bonanza for the entertainment and hospitality industry. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue. Previous petitions on the matter have closed before reaching the required amount of signatures for the Government to respond. Politicians passed the measure by 410 votes to 192 - meaning seasonal time shifts, which were introduced during World War One to save energy, will end in 2020 Furthermore and especially in these unprecedented times it interrupts our sleep patterns, reduces our exposure to vitamin C and makes commuting less likely as both sides of the work day are dark - this increases planet pollution. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. ‘2020 has been a long, hard year for everybody. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321333. The other petition says due to the "probable continuing lockdown", the British government "should take the one-off emergency measure to retain British Summer Time for the coming winter". This is an antiquated law for the outdated reasons above. But one person is calling for this to be delayed until January 1 2021. It will need 100,000 signatures before MPs debate the issue, meaning the campaign has a long way to go before it reaches parliament. that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator. But one person isn’t happy one bit with the scheduled … Allow people a little more daylight in the afternoon/evening to go outside and enjoy. But one person is calling for this to be delayed until January 1 2021. However it was builder William Willett – the great-great grandfather of Coldplay’s Chris Martin – who brought the practice to the UK in 1907 after he wrote about it in a pamphlet entitled The Waste Of Daylight, suggesting changing the clocks would encourage people to get up earlier. "This measure could be of enormous benefit to millions of people.". Only 259 people have signed it at the time of writing, which is far short of the 10,000 signatures required for a Government response. However, under current coronavirus restrictions, everything fun has to shut at 10pm on Saturday night. Lets not delay getting rid of it’, they wrote on a parliament petition. The petition was rejected as one already exists (Picture: PA) A fed-up Brit launched a petition to stop the clocks going back this month as ‘no-one wants another hour of 2020’. "2020 has been a long, hard year for everybody. But some Britons don't want that to happen, pleading with their government that another hour of 2020, a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, isn't necessary. There are a variety of reasons why people are against clocks changing, with some scientific studies suggesting it can have a negative effect on people’s health.