The Herald today, largely recycling Tory MP, Craig Hoy’s March 2026 campaign and ignoring as he did, his own party’s research into hybrid working.
If you have little time, a short video on the issue: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/13/short-video-on-are-hard-pressed-scots-sick-of-homeworking-hybrids/
On 12 March 2026:
The Herald 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.
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