Sept. 5, 1996
8:58 a.m.
The BBC Radio 4 news reported this morning that the French prime minister Alain Juppe has issued some sort of letter indicating that France will abandon summer time and keep the clocks the same for the whole year. It was reported as though this was almost a personal decision of his. He apparently doesn't see the point of it, says that many people don't understand why it is done, it has no economic benefit and it disturbs the sleep patterns of the young and elderly. The report said a parliamentary commission would now be set up to decide if France should use GMT+1 or GMT+2 as its standard time. I didn't catch what it said about the start date for any of this. So much for EC Directives. Peter Ilieve peter@aldie.co.uk