Final word: The lighter side of business travel

Lockdown three has been tough, let's face it, but according to a survey of 2,000 British workers by hotel chain Travelodge it's even worse than we thought.

Apparently, working remotely has got so bad, some of us have resorted to chatting to our pets, and we don't mean talking to them about when they'll get their next walk or telling them off for scratching the arm of the sofa.

No, according to the budget hotel group's poll, one in five of us are now discussing work issues with our cat or dog because it helps us to "talk through the issues" (which makes us slightly nervous about some of the business decisions being made in home offices across the country).

But at least we've all been working in comfortable and relaxed surroundings, as the research also revealed that 57% of British workers have invested, on average, £1,075 during the pandemic revamping their bedroom into a 'Bedoffice', with ambient lighting, plants, scented candles, feature walls for zoom calls, coffee machines, oh, and jars of biscuits - no doubt added after a top level 'Bedboard' meeting with the dog.