I'm sad to have lost an hour

I am about to suffer my annual bout of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) now the clocks have gone back. For the next five months I will have an extra one hour's daylight in the morning (which I can do without) in exchange for an extra hour's darkness in the afternoon (which I don't want).I recall the days, years ago, when BST continued throughout the winter to the general approval of most of us. Why no longer?

There is evidence from RoSPA that this would actually save lives and be overwhelmingly popular. But therein lies the rub. This government isn't in the business of introducing legislation that has the support of the silent majority.

Keep meddling with the NHS and the criminal justice system, or another stealth tax - that's what we want. We wouldn't want to upset your cowshed in the dark, Jock. I'm sorry for you but, anyway, you have your own parliament, so use it to keep GMT and leave us Sassenachs alone.

Why, apart from the odd whisper, has the debate on this issue gone cold? Is it because we're resigned to everything this government does and no longer have the energy to protest?

Let those, like me, who support the retention of BST stand up and be counted. I would vote for any political party who promised to retain BST.

But wait a minute. Was this not in the Monster Raving Loony Party's manifesto? I'm sure it was. Screaming Lord Sutch would have retained it. His Wolverhampton SW candidate, Tarquin Biscuit-Barrell, assured me personally many years ago.

Lord Sutch isn't dead - only hibernating. Someone wake him up and appoint him as our leader. No GMT - no SAD - what bliss.

John H Dove, Apley Hall, Stockton, Shropshire.