London based?
I assume that means having an office in London? I can see why remote workers who live outside London don't want to commute. However, some of us bought or are renting expensive property near the centre in order not to have a long commute.
Being forced into working remotely (read: in a small apartment with no control over noise levels), whilst an office remains closed like in my case is laughable. And then we haven't talked about proper social interactions around the coffee machine or pints after work.
FYI: I've never had a mandate to go into the office, I went in when my job benefited from it. Other days, when I needed to work on something, I also considered working from home to avoid colleagues interrupting me.