In the United States earlier in 2026 there was a bill to make daylight saving time the new standard time called the Sunshine Protection Act.
With a 308-117 vote, members of both parties approved the bill, which would remove the need for Americans to change their clocks twice a year and put the US under time currently observed between March and November – known as permanent standard time.
In the UK an experiment between 1968 and 1971 trialled year-round BST.
The idea of winding our clocks forward permanently has been a talking point in the past. Arguments for keeping summer time include a potential boost in economic productivity as well as a possible reduction in evening road accidents.
However, it would also mean some darker winter mornings, especially in Scotland. In some parts the sun rises around 08:45 GMT in the second half of December, which would equate to 09:45 BST.
Currently there are no plans in the UK to get rid of the biannual clock change.
Source: www.bbc.com
