Covid-19 changed many things. It should change housing policy too

Ministers must reconsider the dash to build pokey dwellings when so many more people may work from home in future

There is a growing divide between those who want to rethink their lives after Covid and those who want to return to some kind of pre-virus normality. Thinktanks and academics have begun to ask how many people will change their work and social life, and what that will mean for employers, high streets, culture and even people's ability to meet a partner, fall in love and have children.

At the moment, they can only speculate. A poll might tell us how a random sample wants to work - some might view a return to the office or factory as the best outcome, while others say they prefer to work more from home more often.

There is a concern that ministers will give permission for infrastructure that few will use, or that takes us in the direction of more car journeys