Time Travellers
At least civilisation as we know and love it - in the UK.
Despite the many advantages - including safer travel for school children and more business friendly hours for our trading with Europe - some of us, including many Scots, are against the idea tooth and nail.
Some folks seem prepared to die in a ditch - just to keep things as they are.
But after yesterday's news that the good people of Samoa are about to jump forwards in time by a whole day - I have to think that we Scots are a real namby pamby lot.
At the moment Samoa - which sits on the international date line halfway between Australia and Hawaii - is 21 hours behind Australia.
And according to the Samoan government this is not good for business between Samoa and its nearest trading partners - Australia and New Zealand.
So as from today - Samoa is to jump back across the international date line to join its Aussie and Kiwi neighbours - which means that when they go to bed tonight (Friday) they'll actually wake up on Sunday morning (New Year's Day).
A feat Doctor Who would be proud of no doubt - and the whole country is going along with the idea it appears.
And that's not the only big change Samoans have accepted recently.
A couple of years ago they switched to driving on the left hand side of the road - to discourage the import of expensive American left-hand drive cars.
Now if you suggested changes like that in Scotland - I suspect there'd be riots in the streets.
So the Samoans must be an easy going lot.
Either that or they're just terrific 'champions of change' - eternal warriors against the forces of reaction and conservatism.
If I were Ed Miliband - or Johann Lamont for that matter - I'd recruit a few Samoans to work for the Labour party.
Because their get up and go attitude is exactly what's needed - to shake things up.
