Labour and Tories back clock change to give extra hour of
daylight  Both parties believe new timekeeping system would have
major benefits despite traditional opposition from Scotland
Angus MacNeil of the SNP, MP for the Outer Hebrides, said:
"While the plan would be beneficial for those in the south, in
Scotland the majority of people would prefer the extra hour of
daylight in the morning. Children in my constituency should not
have to go to school in the dark."  Scott Walker, policy
director for the National Farmers' Union of Scotland, said it
did not believe "sufficient justification" had been made for the
change. "If we moved to a system where we did not put the clocks
back, being able to start field work in the morning would be
delayed and livestock farmers looking to feed their cattle and
sheep would also be inconvenienced by the extended period of
morning darkness."  However, recent academic research has
challenged the idea that deaths on Scottish roads will rise, and
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