For those with foresight, remote working has the potential to provide the economic levelling up deprived northern towns seek.
There may be no jobs up there, but there are plenty of vacancies down here that could easily be filled by a remote workforce.
Why the alarm, when the banking and tech industries have been outsourcing support to Scotland and India for years?
If you could work for an employer based in the South East, but remain close to your roots, the prospect of affordable housing has an undeniable appeal.
The labour shortfall surely just demands creative solutions. But, alas, businessmen and ministers, with large property portfolios of their own, have a vested interest in ensuring solutions like these are discredited from the start.
Last modified: 22 September 2024
