Changing our clocks and watches twice a year is to become a thing of the past - in Spain at least
Monday, October 28, 2024
By Paul Whitelock
The farce of puttin
g the clocks back in Autumn and forward in the Spring is to come to an end, at least in Spain. This change was introduced in the UK during the first world war to allow more daylight working hours. And it’s never been changed since.
As for Spain, their time used to be based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) like the UK and Portugal, but General Franco was pressurised to change to European Central Time (ECT) by Adolf Hitler around the time of the Spanish Civil War. Since then, Spain has been out of step.
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Background
On October 27, Spain put its clocks back one hour, signalling the start of winter. However, this practice of adjusting the time has its days numbered.
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Clocks go back on Sunday - but this practice's days are numbered!
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