One of the local papers (covering Petts Wood in Kent, where British Summer Time was first proposed) is celebrating the progress of its campaign, with the Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill due for a vote in the Lords. If passed, the clocks will not go back this October, but afterwards go forward and back as usual, so that our time is the same as on the continent.
The paper is painting the proposal in a positive light, claiming "fewer deaths on roads, less depression and a better chance of British success at the 2012 Olympics." Economically, we may be inclined to spend more in shops, restaurants, pubs and clubs.
On the other hand, it won't legislate more daylight into the sky; in mid-December the morning rush hour and school run will take place before sunrise (and be especially dark in Scotland and Northern Ireland), and from what I've heard of depression, the evenings are said to bring relief, and many sufferers will be awake an extra hour until sunset.
What are your views?