BST and health (and cuts)

It's summer at last!

Well, in terms of the clock it is. First thing I saw when I looked out of the window this morning was frost on the riverbank. At least the river itself wasn't frozen over though...

British Summer Time often feels a bit unreal for the first few days til you get used to it. What I don't understand though is why not have BST all year round - there's nothing worse than the feeling of being plunged into darkness when the clock rolls back again every Autumn...

So, why not have GMT + 1 during summer and GMT + 2 during winter.

Anyway - summer's here. First of all, that means look after your skin - however welcome sunshine may be, too much of it is bad for you and is a cancer risk. So limit your time under the sun or use a sun block.

Second thing that summer means is that because the weather's warm enough for people to spend more time outdoors, there could be an increased risk of public demonstrations against government cuts. Judging by the events of the weekend, I'll bet that prime minister David Cameron hasn't ruled out the likelihood of 2011 being a summer of UK discontent.

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