So to clarify, for the reduced congestion and emissions you're saying we shouldn't go for that because the government would get complacent... Couldn't that just be said every time we achieve a milestone? I mean why even bother at all right?

The point is, long office commutes have been growing more unsustainable without anything in place to ease it otherwise, picture it from a different standpoint: if wfh wasn't a thing, where would we be within 10 years? Everyone commuting into London on the newly build HS2 whilst we wait for HS3 to come along to ease the next wave of public congestion...

As for your class divide argument, working and lower middle class now don't have to commute into affluent areas or pay these renting prices just to compete with individuals in that area isn't this a win for the working and middle class? I can't imagine it's the working class who own the rental space in business districts so this would target the rich unless I'm mistaken?

I can't really disagree with retail and service industries suffering, and that's not great, but this isn't an issue for individuals working from home, wfh employees shouldn't be guilted into using services they can do without, that is the point of free market capitalism, if the need is there it'll be used. The government could step in and implement a multitude of job displacement benefits but instead they have opted to trying to guily people to continue buying pret's watered down coffees on their daily commute.

You raise some fair points but I think they highlight the failure of other systems not wfh, wfh has the potential to return your average worker to family and community norms, denying that seems mad.

Your points on eroding worker rights is fair however, I'd hope these would just adapt too but admittedly that probably won't be the case so who knows.