I have previously written about having a fixed date for Easter. Parliament enacted the Easter Act 1928, but it has never been brought into effect because its commencement was based on the churches reaching agreement. Various readers identified problems with stipulating a fixed date, but I see no reason why we should not separate the date…
The Archbishop of York has suggested that St George’s day should be a holiday. Is this an idea worth pursuing? There are costs associated with creating a new public holiday, but we are notable for how few we have. If there is merit in the idea, should we actually have 23 April as the holiday,…
Does anyone have a view as to whether we should have a fixed date for Easter, a fixed Spring bank holiday separate from Easter as a religious occasion, or leave things as they are? The Easter Act 1928 introduced a fixed date but provided that before a draft order could be laid before Parliament ‘regard…
