How working from home is reshaping Canary Wharf
London’s dockland district has more homes, more fun and fewer offices
Canary Wharf is reinventing itself. When it was London’s new financial hub in the 1990s, bankers and lawyers filled its glass towers. Now that Londoners are not commuting five days a week, the district is broadening its appeal, to accommodate those seeking somewhere to live or let loose. Will it succeed?
Explore more
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “More homes, more fun, less work”
Britain February 24th 2024
From the February 24th 2024 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionDiscover more
Are British voters as clueless as Labour’s intelligentsia thinks?
How the idea of false consciousness conquered the governing party
The best British companies to work for to get ahead
A new ranking of firms by pay, promotions and hiring practices
How the best British employers find and promote their staff
No degree? Some employers care much less than others
A tiny island fights the scourge of plastic on the beach
A Northern Irish experiment in recycling
A sticking-plaster policy for Britain’s strained courts
Magistrates get more power. Will they get punch-drunk on it?