The European Union and the UK Government have agreed that the UK’s clocks won’t go back an hour in October this year or change at until Brexit negotiations have concluded.
The move comes following complaints from many EU negotiators that the UK’s time difference was leading to many unelected beurocrats having to stay an hour later at work. This in turn was causing the EU to be in contravention of its own working directives around monthly overtime hours.
One member of the EU team said, “It’s very bad having to stay late. Sometimes we don’t leave until 19:00. Many of us have family to go home to. Michel [Barnier] is fond of a restaurant called Chez Paris. He eats there most nights. Because of the time difference he doesn’t leave until after 19:00. This means he misses the pre-theatre dinner specials.”
Spokesman for Brexit, David Davis said, “It’s not ideal. Negotiations will start at 7am UK time. I’m not used to being out of bed until 10am but if that’s what it takes then so be it.”
Some road safety campaigners have pointed out that this could lead to an increase in traffic accidents in the north. The Scottish Government has said it will seek to appeal the ruling and move it’s clocks back as normal.
Nigel Farage MEP was furious (again). “This is ridiculous and typical of the EU. We should stand up to them. Just because Barnier doesn’t like to be late with his fois gras and swan we can’t move our clocks back. We should stand our ground and make the EU move with us. Use the Royal Navy if we have to.”
One Rochdale resident agreed saying, “I don’t think we should stand for it. We should refuse and just walk away. Then we should station a nuclear submarine in the Baltic. If they complain then we should fire nuclear missiles at Brussels. Give them a bloody nose. They’ll let us move our clocks back then.”
The Government have refused to comment.
