Not really, it’s just that our society now is so complex that it would be difficult to be fair when it comes to extra public holidays.

Dead easy for a sound bite politician to say it without costing it out fully.

The self employed for example, do they just give themselves an extra day off? Some of them would be even disadvantaged if their trade is connected to bigger businesses that would be closed.

Public sector workers, doesn’t really work there unless the money to pay them is via increased taxation. Also some would have to work those bank holidays ( NHS, Police, Fire etc) with days off at another time. Causing more disruption

Private sector, yes they can pay it but would compensate by putting up prices. Remember also that many U.K. factories work a pattern that fits in with the EU, because most manufacturing businesses work on a just in time principle, so public holidays sometimes have to be worked so international deliveries are met.

Also those choosing to work zero hours contracts, what about them?


So it’s not a “poor bloody worker” thing it’s just the impracticality of the idea.