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Why 'Paisley time' runs 18 minutes behind the UK
Original: what is the time
The Renfrewshire Gazette reports that 'Paisley time' is nearly 18 minutes behind the rest of the UK, a quirk tied to the town's longitude west of Greenwich mean time. The piece has drawn attention alongside a wider BBC discussion on whether the UK should stop putting clocks back each autumn, keeping timekeeping and daylight-saving debates in the spotlight.
Why now: People are discussing unusual local time quirks as the clocks-change debate resurfaces.
Evidence
- Here's why 'Paisley time' is nearly 18 minutes behind the rest of the UK · Renfrewshire Gazette
- Will the UK ever stop clocks going back? · BBC
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