why don’t we advance the entire planet half an hour forward on their local ‘winter’ time – and leave them there!

This means a good middle ground compromise where it’s not too dark early in the morning, and not too dark early in the evening for everyone.

Then the whole world can stop fidgeting about with their clocks twice a year .. and those of us with rellies in different time zones can stop fretting about whether it’s too early or late to call them.

I have always thought that Daylight Saving should go from Labour WE to Easter so we know at an instant when the Daylight time period would occur.
During that time it is a more of a summery period for Daylight Time to occur rather than dates that the authorities have selected at random. Even though Easter is a movable holiday period, some years it would be an advantage, like this year, for a longer period of extra evening light.
I don’t think September is a period where we need extra daylight in the evening and early October as the days/evenings are gradually getting longer anyway.
Weather dosen’t improve just because of extra evening light, especially from the winter prospective.

JohnGaul
NZThS

It’s nonsensical to have daylight saving commencing prior to spring equinox or after autumn equinox.
Why? There is a giant leap back to darkness with the too early starts/too late cessations.
I’m sure that gains (economic and general wellbeing) within the 6 month equinoxial period are to some extent lost by the excessive pre/post start/stop dates.

Yes – daylight saving should end earlier. I loved it when it ended mid-March. We got an extra hour in the morning – which was great.

However the “happy hour” population wanted longer evenings for drinks on the deck – and they ended up getting it, sadly!