The Herald today rehashing a story they got from the Scottish Cons in March.

If you can’t be bothered reading all this below, here’s a short video covering the key points: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/13/short-video-on-are-hard-pressed-scots-sick-of-homeworking-hybrids/

Here’s the March 2026, response which still stands today

The Herald today has:

The Scottish Government faces a new transparency row over civil servants working from home as statistics are set to be withheld until after the Holyrood election. Pressure is mounting on SNP ministers to crack down on officials who refuse to work from the office as part of the Scottish Government’s hybrid working policy.

Where is this ‘mounting pressure’ coming from?

Anyone else? Nope, that’s it. Pathetic.

Is there any evidence that any half-decent journalist might easily access and use in her writing?

From a UK Government study of 25 290 civil servants with a 98% response rate across 34 departments, published in October 2020, under the Conservative Government:

The report finds that home working generally supports productivity and employee experience, especially with dedicated spaces, but social connection and collaboration suffer without physical proximity.

Click to access Home_working_and_the_UK_Civil_Service.pdf