It's a bank holiday, again, and something that the TUC are campaigning to get more of. More time off for staff, paid I assume. Personally, and I'm sure I speak for tens of thousands of small business owners, I don't want any more bank holidays, in fact let's have a few less. Like many business owner operators (especially in leisure/tourism), I end up working every bank holiday. Staff, if you can get them, want time and a half, or double time, why should that be ? I can't double my prices on a bank holiday. As the vast majority of retail and leisure businesses now ignore bank holidays and stay open, they and their support infrastructure force their staff to work on these so called 'public holidays'. As employment in leisure soars, and employment in the more traditional industries steadily declines, the numbers of people who can take advantage of these extra days off work also declines. So if the TUC want more time off work for people, lets do it properly, get together with the Labour government, over some beer and sandwiches if the so choose, and pass a law to make a few proper bank holidays. Forbid all retail and leisure industries from opening all that day, close all the theme parks, cinemas, golf courses and shopping malls. What will all the people do ? Have a dinner party, go for a picnic, take up hiking, organise a game of 50 a side kids footy in the park, entertain yourselves, don't expect to be entertained. Apologies to all the nurses, police, firemen and other essential workers who can't participate in a bank holiday no matter what rules were introduced, and if you want to find an industry that laughs in the face of bank holidays, try farming....... "It's bank holiday Monday, milking then cows will have to wait a day."