CHANGING the clocks twice a year is putting all of us out of sync with nature.

That’s the view of Stefano Pavone, who believes that Daylight Saving Time, also known as British Summer Time, is an archaic practice which has more unintentional negative side effects than benefits.

In October, he founded a group called Hora Solaris which aims to encourage discussions about the possibility of returning to pre-DST days and living our life on ‘solar time’.

The Swindon-born 32-year-old who lives in the town centre said he has been unemployed for the last three years due to health reasons – though before that, he was an operator at Swissport – and suggested that the time-shifting makes his condition worse.

Mr Pavone said: “We’ve become used to this biannual ritual of switching back and forth but it’s counter-productive and, I feel, unhealthy.

“DST is not beneficial to those with health conditions or disabilities such as myself, or those prone to depression or fixed routines, and it is against nature.

“It messes with the structure of my life and sleep pattern, it causes me anxiety and headaches, it makes summer longer and autumn shorter, it disrupts the balance of nature.

“This may seem trivial but I think it can be harmful. 

"Man and the sun are in sync for a reason and have been since time immemorial, until we came up with this artificial way of changing how we measure time.

“It may have made sense when it was devised last century - though not so much when it was officially reinstated in the 1960s – but I see no purpose in keeping summer time in the 21st century.”

After setting up Hora Solaris on Facebook, Stefano says he received a “mainly positive” response with some agreeing with him and others feeling “discontent” about his idea.

When the clocks spring forward on March 28, he intends to not change a single second on any of his time-keeping devices.

He added: “Let it go, I say. 

"Do not set your clocks forward, and if they switch themselves forward on their own, then switch them back. Disable their automatic adjustment capabilities if you can. 

“I believe we’re meant to have an equal share of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and that we should let the days and nights adjust themselves on their own. 

“I, for one, will not be switching my clocks forward this year or the next, if ever again, to prove I’m a man of my word.”

George Hudson first proposed the idea of daylight saving in 1895 and Brit William Willett thought of the idea in 1905 to allow people to spend more of their working day and free time in daylight, although it does create a 23-hour day and a 25-hour day.