"that the government can legislate for better weather"

That's not what I meant at all!

I want that extra hour of light in the evenings - which makes a big difference here in April. The fact that this happens to occur at the time when the weather starts improving adds to the desire to actually get outside more in the evenings. Nobody thinks that the change to BST causes the better weather :-|

Edit: And anyway - I actually prefer the system as it currently is.