Sunday trading laws to be suspended during Olympics?

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Russ

I think you'd have earned more respect if you'd have been more honest from the start about what fuels your stance on this.

My first post in this thread at number 7 mentioned going to church from the start.

Originally Posted by Peter_

Sunday trading laws should be ditched completely as the is no logical reason in modern society for such an archaic law to still be in place, it is not as if the majority of people go to church so Sunday should be classed the same as any other day.

We need to realise that nowadays many people work of a Sunday and it should be treated as just another working day, remember that the employees that work of a Sunday still only work a 5 day week the same as everyone else.

Originally Posted by Hugh

What about the bus drivers, the train drivers, the pilots, the nurses, the doctors, the nursing home staff, the power station workers, et al - should they also have Sunday off, Arthur?

There is always going to be a need for essential work to be done on a Sunday, but if Sunday is not just another day spent worshipping at the temple of mammon, fewer people will be out and about and therefore fewer people will be required to work in those industries that support their out-and-aboutness.

Our society has undergone a creeping change in this regard over the past couple of decades and I really am struggling to see who has benefited from it.

[mertle]

Originally Posted by Chris

There is always going to be a need for essential work to be done on a Sunday, but if Sunday is not just another day spent worshipping at the temple of mammon, fewer people will be out and about and therefore fewer people will be required to work in those industries that support their out-and-aboutness.

Our society has undergone a creeping change in this regard over the past couple of decades and I really am struggling to see who has benefited from it.

indeed some jobs they cant shut down it cost millions to restart generators, the chemical plants etc.

there many jobs that need to be done and even the stackers work at shops sunday ready for the week even small shops.

Dont think any nation can have blanket sunday rest.

Although shift paterns should ensure people get flexable days off.

[Cobbydaler]

Originally Posted by Peter_

My stance is towards it being an archaic law introduced purely for people to go to church, we live in a modern society with modern needs and the is no need for a shops to open later and shut earlier of a Sunday, they could easily open 9am to 6pm without any issue.

Originally Posted by martyh

There is also no reason at all for them to open 24/7 .Just because the original aim of the law has changed doesn't make it any less valid in modern times ,indeed because we are in modern times an more advanced as a society i think we should really be working less hours

24/7 is not reached by opening 9 til 6 on Sundays...

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Peter_

My first post in this thread at number 7 mentioned going to church from the start.

Yes but as has been discussed, the second paragraph is invalid. It would not have any noticeable effect on the economy and I suspect you already knew that.