Could this pandemic be the making of home?

Eleanor Jolliffe

Covid-19 has changed the way we work but it could also alter our attitude to the place where we live

Like many others, I am now eight months into working from home with no obvious end in sight. I have repeatedly been impressed by the versatility of my colleagues and how quickly those both within the office and the large consultant team I am working with have adapted, and continue to adapt. 

There are many challenges associated with working from home; however, this is not the column to moan about how many tension headaches I get from being on Zoom calls all day. I wanted instead to consider the longer term impact of work from home on our cities and society.

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