July 1, 2011
2:09 p.m.
Clive D.W. Feather <clive@davros.org> wrote:
Just to make things more complicated, civil time in the UK is GMT (approximately UT1) and *not* UTC. So clocks should never have 23:59:60.
De jure yes, but it is de facto UTC. GMT hasn't been maintained for decades and almost all the UK government-sponsored time signals provide UTC without DUT1. The UK government wishes to keep leap seconds. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/uk_policy_on_leap_seconds Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <dot@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ Bailey: Southeast 5 to 7. Moderate or rough, occasionally slight in east at first. Rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.