One of the problems encountered when trying to make St George's day a public holiday is the proximity to other holiday dates.

Easter can come at any time from late March to late April bringing 2 Bank Holidays. First and last Mondays in May are also Bank Holidays. This can give a total of 4 Bank Holidays in as many weeks. If you are a civil servant, you might get an extra 'privilege' day for Easter and another for the Queen's birthday. Putting another fixed day in this would just be ridiculous ~ bank holidays are already badly placed at this end of the year.

The obvious option would be to change the Mayday Bank Holiday to the St George's Day Bank Holiday but keep it as the first Monday in May.

(Today's useless information ~ Civil Servants working in Northern Ireland have 2 more Bank Holidays than those working in England or Wales. Scotland has 1 more Bank Holiday. England is the only region that doesn't appear to have given time off to celebrate its patron saint).

LTS