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Seasonal clock change: useful or just a ritual?

Last night, clocks in Switzerland went back by one hour. The twice-yearly change was once also intended to make better use of daylight and energy. But modern working patterns, lighting and European coordination raise the question again: do we still need it, or are we mostly preserving a ritual?

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Society
Secondary category
Economy
An analogue alarm clock on a dark surface.
Analogue alarm clock; 16:9 crop. Photo: Free for Commercial Use / Gratisography, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Should Switzerland keep changing the clocks twice a year?

4 answer options

What benefit still justifies the seasonal clock change today?

4 answer options

If the clock change ended, which permanent time would suit your daily life best?

3 answer options

How should Switzerland handle a possible end to the clock change?

4 answer options

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