Time to make the 'impossible' happen?

On March 27 we slept an hour less. Call me an ignoramus but I have never managed to understand if the biannual change in the hour is important or not. We are always told that it allows us to take greater advantage of daylight hours, and thereby we save energy. So, why are there so many studies that say the exact opposite? Not to mention the fact that there are a lot of countries in the world that do not follow this tradition.

Yet, if we consider the subject of changing timetables, the discussion we should really be having is about reforming our entire daily schedule, especially at a time we may be on the verge of becoming an independent country. Most other European countries follow a 9-to-5 timetable every day. So, why not us? Why do we have to work hundreds of hours more each year than the Germans or Swedes, while at the same time being less productive?

Now that the government is reconvening in the Catalan parliament an hour earlier at 3pm, why can't we introduce such a change for all of us? What is the problem if TV3 begins its prime time an hour before other channels? What's more, as the campaigners for a reform of the timetable stress, it is not only an organisational issue, but also one of health. For those who still believe such a change to be impossible, I refer you again to the campaigners, who on their website make the point that it once seemed unimaginable that anyone would ever wear a seatbelt, that Barça would ever have five European Cups to their name, or that smoking would no longer be allowed in bars and restaurants.