Tag Archives: Easter

Easter bank holidays

Lord Norton 10/04/2012 – 11:46 am

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 of Easter from a fixed date for the 'Easter' bank h […]

Written at 11:46 am on 10/04/2012, by Lord Norton

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A new holiday?

Lord Norton 05/04/2009 – 2:38 pm

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, or should we follow the practice for celebrating May Day, which is not to have the holiday on 1 Ma […]

Written at 2:38 pm on 05/04/2009, by Lord Norton


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Fixing the date of Easter?

Lord Norton 23/03/2008 – 6:42 pm

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 shall be had to any opinion officially expressed by any Church or other Christian body'. Whe […]

Written at 6:42 pm on 23/03/2008, by Lord Norton


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