United Kingdom

For the brief time that I did that in the mid 2000's. It may be expensive but I liked the hustle and bustle. And London commuting has been a big part of the home counties economy for a long time.

If you ask 100 different people about whether they prefer working in an office or from home you will probably get 100 different answers. Different people have different jobs, circumstances, preferences and needs. Working from home doesn't necessarily mean you have better work life balance if you are answering e-mails at 3am for example.

The point here is the government needs to listen to other people more before it intervenes. And to pick it's fights much better.