Campaign for a new Bank Holiday
I read recently that the UK has the lowest number of Bank Holidays in Europe; we only have 8 a year, compared to 12 in Italy, 13 in Austria and 14 in Spain. They have so many in France that they have lost count!
This is a petition to campaign for a new Bank Holiday on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday in November.
Add your name, and lets see whether Democracy 2.0 actually works! The idea of having a long holiday in the middle of cold, dark Autumn is certainly something that makes me smile.
link to petition is broken....
Posted by: Asi | Monday, 21 January 2008 at 11:32 AM
A brilliant campaign . . now who could be behind that do you think?
Posted by: David Brain | Monday, 21 January 2008 at 12:32 PM
Still a broken link there. I don't know what sort of brain would cook up such an idea.
1. If we are going to standardise holidays with Europe, we should standardise time zone too.
2. Those of us who run our own businesses would lose out financially if there were more "bank" holidays.
3. There are better ways to reduce national GDP
Posted by: R N B | Friday, 25 January 2008 at 07:19 PM
Here's the link:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/remembermonday/?signed=c083fd5.6bd5cb
Posted by: The Kaiser | Friday, 01 February 2008 at 12:01 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but this petition allows just about anybody to sign up right? I visited the link just a few seconds ago and realized how many have already signed. Honestly, just getting a hundred signatures is difficult especially if you don't have a huge market or a proper campaign strategy but this particular one is going rather well. The site only lists the names of the last 500 to sign up. Whatever happens, I hope the result becomes favorable. 4 or 5 extra holidays are always welcome.
Posted by: Jay, writer MemberSpeed.com | Monday, 04 February 2008 at 01:22 AM
Hi Amelia, this is part fo the Thomas Cook Jan acmapign, no? It's implemented from a TV campaign to store level (allegedly). What do you think of it as execution of an integrated idea? Of course, they are also giving holiday bookers a "free" day on their holiday...
Posted by: branwell | Wednesday, 06 February 2008 at 01:44 PM
Ahhh - you're so right!
I like it actually, I know that it Thomas Cook are going to benefit financially if here is another long weekend in the year, but we are all going to benefit emotionally...
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/01/07/26309/thomas-cook-bank-holiday-campaign-reaches-100000-signatures.html
Posted by: Amelia | Wednesday, 06 February 2008 at 01:58 PM