Funny people

We buy petrol by the litre

And sugar by the kg

But houses by the square foot.
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Not to mention travelling in miles
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Curious or what?
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History is carried by all cultures and we are all used to these inconsistencies
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Some noticed, some not
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And all are exerting a pull on us one way or another
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In Britain the time is different from that of most of Europe
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The alleged reason being to help farmers and so that school children can go to school in the light
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British tractors have had lights on them for over fifty years now
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Farmers are not doing much during snow covered winters in Scotland anyway 
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School children have then to come home in the dark
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Funny just across the water in Norway and Sweden the time is the same as in Europe and they care for their farmers and schoolchildren too
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So why not change the time in Britain?
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Ah!
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Now you come to interest groups who will fight to the death to preserve their interests
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What interests?
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Well actually there are not so many of them but 58 million people are being held hostage by this small group of people
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Changing the time would benefit business, airlines and positively affect the health of millions
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Most importantly those who suffer from a lack of sun in winter known as SAD sufferers would benefit
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And yet nothing changes even though the benefits are manifest
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It is with situations like these that exist in every society where the tyranny of the minority can be felt
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And yet and yet the majority is not always right
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Real world problems with real world difficulties
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Where would we be without them
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And what is the fair and reasonable way to resolve these issues?
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The tyranny of the majority perhaps?