Clock change 'would save lives'

Hundreds of lives would be saved if Britain's whole time system was shifted forward an hour, say council leaders.

The Local Government Association wants winter to be GMT +1, equivalent to British Summer Time. Summer, under the proposals, would be GMT +2.

Campaigners for change believe lighter evenings would make the roads safer for children and cyclists.

But any move to change the time system would be likely to face fierce opposition in Scotland.

In Scotland there would be concern over darker mornings affecting children on their way to school.

Once again it seems our government isn’t very creative. This Scottish problem could be solved easily.

Why not let head teachers decide the hours their school runs from so if in it is going to be dark Scottish schools those head teachers could decide to start their school at 10am and finish at 5pm.

Problem solved. All that is needed is for schools to decide their own times.

If only politicians were like me, there would actually be creative policies that would solve problems.