A Norfolk council’s working from home policy has been branded ‘utter madness’ by a councillor who said he ‘regularly struggles to find anyone in the building’. “Of course there are exceptions to any rule, but to have an entire workforce on this policy is utter madness.”Breckland Council. Picture: LDRSBreckland first moved towards a remote working policy around a year before the pandemic. Rob Walker (right), has defended the council's policy. The concept, which has been discussed by 25 councils across the UK, has come under significant criticism in recent months.

Source: Express December 24, 2025 11:41 UTC