{"id":48240,"date":"2019-10-28T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=48240"},"modified":"2019-10-28T18:45:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:45:38","slug":"voxpop-the-eu-parliament-wants-to-abolish-daylight-saving-time-what-do-cardiffians-think-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/10\/28\/voxpop-the-eu-parliament-wants-to-abolish-daylight-saving-time-what-do-cardiffians-think-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: The EU parliament wants to abolish daylight saving time. What do Cardiffians think about it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The people of Cardiff weigh in on scrapping daylight saving time, which will apply to the Uk until it leaves the EU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Lydie-Versaueren_Top-Image-1.tif\" alt=\"woman in park on a sunny day in front of autumn trees\" class=\"wp-image-48243\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Lydie-Versaueren_Top-Image-1.tif\" alt=\"woman in park on a sunny day in front of autumn trees\" class=\"wp-image-48243\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Commission backed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20190321IPR32107\/parliament-backs-proposal-to-end-switch-between-summer-and-winter-time-in-2021\">draft law<\/a> to abolish seasonal time changes in March 2019, which would apply to the UK, including Wales, during a transitional period preceding Brexit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After conducting a survey among citizens, the EU Parliament found out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-47704345\">84%<\/a> of the respondents were in favour to stop the twice-yearly changing of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment these changes will apply to the UK, however they can backtrack once Brexit takes place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-45366390\">the BBC<\/a>, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, said: &#8220;Millions believe that in future, summer time should be year-round, and that&#8217;s what will happen.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28 countries that adopted daylight saving time will have to communicate to the EU whether they wish to permanently use wintertime or summertime by spring 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff receives an average of seven hours of daylight in winter as opposed to 16 hours of daylight in summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2019\/jun\/07\/where-is-the-worlds-rainiest-city\">rainiest city<\/a> of the UK which means it is often covered by clouds, leaving little space for sunny days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wondered what the citizens of the wettest city of the UK thought about abolishing daylight saving time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What do you think about the proposition by the EU to abolish daylight saving time?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Paul-Serio.tif\" alt=\"Man in yellow jacket with glasses in park on a sunny day in front of green autumnal trees\" class=\"wp-image-48252\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/Paul-Serio.tif\" alt=\"Man in yellow jacket with glasses in park on a sunny day in front of green autumnal trees\" class=\"wp-image-48252\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Paul Sterio, 53, cycle courier, Cardiff&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\u201cAs regards the light mornings in the winter, it think that\u2019s a lot safer for school children. 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