Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home

People believe every word The Daily Mail says. Should never vote again

It would be if 2026 was just 2016 for dyscalculics.

However 10 years on, a lot of Brexit support has (literally) died. Meanwhile a whole new generation - unable to vote in 2016 - have come into being. And they are seeing Brexit in action. And their ranks will grow as the older ranks decrease over the next (say) 3 years. Whether that is driving the whiff of hysteria from the media and some political actors is for much smarter folk than me to contemplate.

Isn't that a bit rich coming from a person who can only be arsed to turn up to work half of the time (if that)??
Nigel is a massive stirer and this is just one of those times.

In the beginning there was a nuclear power station called Windscale, they had a disaster so they renamed it Sellafield. There was a ferry operator called Townsend Thoreson, they had a disaster so they renamed it P&O Ferries. Then you had a so called political party called UKIP and, yes another renaming. Just saying.

I think WFH has hugely benefited employers. Over the years there have been several instances where we have all been sent home, any sort of illness they will not allow us in the office, there have been several covid outbreaks and we have all been asked to stay at home. Even had a few problems with the building where we either work from home and keep the business going or stay in the office and work illegally. Where car park maintenance has been taking place we have been asked to work from home where possible. Obviously on normal days they like you to do your fair share in the office which is reasonable. Some comments suggesting people only want to work from home so they can take time out to do their own thing are really unfair. If you work in a call centre for example you are being watched as much as if you were in the office. If you dare to have a 2 minute toilet break they want to know where you are.

I work hybrid so get a nice mix of both, personally I enjoy a few days in the office but like the flexibility a couple of days at home gives me. It works both ways

exactly - that promise of more money into the NHS persuaded people of vote for brexit & look what a mess that has caused for the majority of us (though not for Johnson & Farage I daresay)

Our fire alarm at work isn’t working well. Told to go home at 3pm and WFH. Colleagues could either take Flex Time if they have any or book 2 hours annual leave.

WFH tomorrow.

gurrrrrrrrrrrrrr......... thats given me the ick

I’m in the Civil Service. We offloaded a lot of our Estate .. it’s 3 people to a desk, what does he want us to do, sit each others knees ?

And people voted for that too. That's the problem.

Farage loves a nanny state

If your party is made up of people who are heavily invested in the Commercial property market, then that's why you have to get people back in the offices!

We'll see. People say all sorts of things. Things like "Brexit will put £350 million a week into the NHS".

Just remember it's a cold day in hell when turnout in a general election constituency gets above 69%.

In local election it struggles to reach 25%.

For obvious reasons (although for £100k I could provide a report that contradicts this) it's hard to gauge what effect people who do not vote have on the outcome of an election.

As he's not often seen in Parliament or his constituency #theclactonphantom should maybe do what he preaches first before telling others what they ought to be doing.

People are voting for Reform, @SerendipityJane, and saying they will vote for Reform at the next General Election, so I would say yes, there are voters falling for Farage’s vile brand of politics.

I think there are a lot of people who are falling for his rhetoric - maybe not here but on my Nextdoor app any criticism of him is greeted wave of adoration. I'm not sure how much mumsnet is a cross section of society (or Nextdoor for that matter) but there is a lot of support for him

Are there ?

The British are hardly famed for their political engagement.

Also - as this thread shows - Farage and Reform are very much liked in the abstract. People like the idea of them. However as soon as anything resembling a policy emerges, that tends to vanish like a strand of cress in a vindaloo.

Given the nature of this thread I am reminded of organising work "dos". Everyone asked likes the idea. But as soon as any suggestions appear, they become a lot less keen.

If he ever gets in government it will a shock to his system that it isn't all going round pubs grinning, pint in hand, producing inflammatory soundbites.

Farage called working from home "a load of nonsense". He doesn't seem to be wanting to have a decent sensible discussion about it.

I can see some companies wanting people back in the office. Why would you not allow them to make those decisions themselves rather than relying on Farage to make the decisions for them?

@exse24Londoner - I agree with you completely. It worries me that there are British voters who are falling for Farage and his snake-oil salesman tactics.

exactly, you should be dressed and look decent. at home or not.

Conservatives have already done this. They made government depts go back to work, hybrid. I think for civil servants who are paid by tax payer they should be in the office more but private companies can do what they want.

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