To think it's time to abolish Sunday trading rules in England

[CurdinHenry]

And just have a more normal week

Yep and i LOVE it.

Previously it was even better with everything closing at 2pm on a Saturday (except the first Saturday of the month) and everything closing at 6:30pm every day.

No - I think it's exactly the 24/7 lifestyle that is causing so much burn out, particularly for young people. I think it's healthy to have one day where things stop for a bit - I mean, it doesn't really "stop" - places are still open 10-4 - that's enough. There are still places that open late on a Sunday.

Sunday Trading laws are out of date and need to be abolished. That Sunday panic buying before the shops close at 4pm. Everything is then dead from 4pm onwards.

I'm with you OP

Hopefully you won't mind the Welsh, English and Northern Irish having a slightly higher bar for policy change than probably won't cause full societal collapse.

Probably at a time when only one parent worked so all your food shopping could be done whenever.

I think it’s quite nice to have a day where not everything is open all the time.

And good that retail workers get at least part of the day guaranteed off.

Not for any religious reasons but I’m not sure everything should be 100% open at our convenience all the time.

same with other things, Scotland manages it fine but when it might affect England it becomes a song and dance. Smoking ban, payment for single use bags being another couple of example.

I strongly agree. I think that more than ever, we need variations in the pace of the week.

I agree .
As someone who worked Sundays for many years i found the time before opening frustrating knowing i could have got a couple of hours work done then finish at a reasonable time.
So the same for me normal working hours or close completely which i think could be a positive thing for lots of people.

Here's a thought. Why not have that conversation with yourself a bit earlier in the day.
How on earth can you 'often' be caught out by 4:30 happening at 4:30 every Sunday?

In some ways we've got the worst of both worlds now. Lots of things open longer hours but the support infrastructure many need to work like public transport, elder care and formal childcare is much patchier. People expect to be able to access lots of services over the full weekend, often understandably so, and meanwhile we don't have the workers to staff them and some people who wouldn't mind doing the more unsocial hours are excluded because of practicalities.

No I think everything should be shut fully on a Sunday it should be a day of rest for all and everyone should plan to do their shopping on another day.

I work in retail, I work Sunday's and I start at 6 in the morning, and even though we shut at 4 there are still staff that work until 10pm and 12 pm.
I dont think that they should stay open longer.

You're happy to work all day on a Sunday then?

We do too. Like being able to buy alcohol before midday on a Sunday in England though.

Plenty of convenience stores still open between 630am & 10pm in England. I regularly finish work at 1015pm on a Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Students dont seem to want to do weekends now. 😕

Some places still have half day closing on a Wednesday.

Just saying.

I actually think the total opposite.

I’m old enough to remember when barely anything opened on a Sunday. It made Sunday special, a time for connecting with family and friends or doing something you enjoy.

Its pretty much just another day now.

And no, I’m not a Christian.

I think it's totally time the Sunday trading laws were abolished. They're out dated and don't fit in with today's world. And I say that as someone who worked in retail (and worked Saturdays AND Sundays) for many years.

I seem to remember it was th Scottish MPs in parliament who voted against relaxing the Sunday trading laws enough to tip the balance so it didn't happen. Some sort of protest against something or other.

Id have Sundays where all is closed completely. Never agreed with it

Why are people "panic buying" on a Sunday afternoon when the supermarket will be open again the next morning?

And convenience stores are open until late?

Not everyone can get to a supermarket on a weekday

Going for ice cream or coffee after dinner isn't the culture in Britain though, so I'm not surprised you find it difficult. You need to go to Italy or Germany for that.