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Is it time to stop changing the clocks?

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The Problem With the Clocks Going Backwards

Clocks go forward this evening, but they don't return to their natural position. We should be on British summer time all year round when the clocks do go forward. The whole thing is arbitrary - it was dreamed up by a man called Willett in 1916. It doesn't reduce electricity or make industry more productive. And now we have evidence from widespread studies that the week after the clocks go forward there's quite a large increase in the number of heart attacks.

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