Bank Holiday may 8th

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It has been reported that May 8th will be a bank holiday now. It's my birthday so I am quite pleased about it.

Feel for those it will adversely affect though.

UK has a low number of public holidays by international standards.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_public_holidays

So perhaps instead of deploring an additional one, we should be looking at why and how economies with more remain successful and what their work/life balance is like.

There's six months to sort out exam timetables, and although an extra chore, I can't believe its insurmountable on this much notice

Yes the horrors of children having another day’s holiday.

Im sure they’ll be fine

No

I am glad for an extra day's holiday.

In most of these countries, set holiday dates are not given in lieu if they fall on a weekend, so the comparison isn’t totally accurate. I’ve lived in Italy and experienced this.

Scotland has more bank holidays than England.

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The Coronation is on a Saturday.
The Government want people to be able to celebrate the Coronation with street parties etc.
Why do we need to do it on Monday?

Particularly annoying as I'm self employed with regular scheduled appointments on Mondays.

I'd normally be happy enough, despite being self employed, but it's GCSE year in my house, and I would rather DC was in school.

I assume some people already have NHS appointments booked too so another day of cancelled and postponed appointments. The government is so bloody stupid. The coronation is on a Saturday and there is no need for yet another bank holiday.

And why do we need effing street parties? AAAAGGGGHHHHHH! It is not the 1950s.

I feel that it's a decision made in order to benefit the tourist trade in London.
With the coronation (sensibly) on a Saturday, all the tourists would have gone home and back to work by the Monday. But, make Monday 8th a bank holiday,and many thousands will stay to spend their money in the capital on the Sunday and Monday.

There is a contingency day 1st June, they will probably move them to then, which will give the kids more time to study!