It's summer time - during the winter the UK runs on UTC, so if you've forgot to ...

PJDK on Oct 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time (2012)

It's summer time - during the winter the UK runs on UTC, so if you've forgot to do a timezone conversion you don't spot it until the clocks change in spring. Having tests use the time in summer make this easier to spot.