Going backwards by going forwards

From the BBC:

A "tourism strategy" will include a plan to move the clocks in line with most of Europe, bringing lighter evenings but darker mornings.

"Tourism strategy", my great aunt.  This has far more to do with bringing the province of Britain into line with the rest of the European Empire Union.  It's only an "experiment" and will only be done if the British people want it, but how many unpopular and unsuccessful experiments of recent decades have become permanent fixtures?

How ironic that the land of GMT will no longer observe it.