Stevenson Says Scotland Being "Left in Dark" by Tory Proposals on Clock Changes

Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP Stewart Stevenson has accused the Tories of “leaving Scotland in the dark” after a call was made to put the clocks forward rather than back by an hour in Autumn.

It comes after Conservative MP Sir Greg Knight called for the clocks to be moved forward an hour to ensure more daylight claiming it would also reduce national energy consumption and boost tourism.

In a blog post for ConservativesHome, he also claimed the move was supported by a number of organisations.

Commenting, Stewart Stevenson MSP said:

“It is no secret that Tories want to leave Scotland in darkness, but fixing the clocks to British Summer Time would mean that dawn wouldn’t break in Scotland until nearly 9am.

“The evidence put forward supporting this change is dubious at best and the proponents of this change have ignored why this was abandoned after being trialled in the 1970s.

“This proposal by Mr Knight is nothing short of ridiculous and a complete waste of time.”