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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Moore

Coronavirus bites government bid to rush workers back to offices as Bank of England warns on economy

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ack to the office! That was the message from the government just a few short days ago. Its lickspittles duly chimed in with supportive commentary.

Offices, we love ’em and if you don’t go back to yours you’ll never get promoted. Your boss might not even believe you’re working. It could be you that gets clipped when the redundancy axe falls, so hurry back in there and bring the coffees with you. 

This missed something that progressive, forward-looking and successful companies are increasingly aware of: offices were starting to look like an analogue product for a digital world before any of this happened.

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