Free broadband could protect workers from A.I. and automation. So why wasn’t it more popular?
The British Labour Party suffered a disastrous defeat in last week’s election, resulting in the fewest number of parliamentary seats since 1935. The conversation has now turned to what went wrong, with blame targets including leader Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s policy on Brexit. Labour went into the election with a radical manifesto, promising the nationalization of key utilities, a Green New Deal, and strengthened workers’ rights. It’s a conversation American politicians should hear.
One of its most radical promises was free, full-fiber broadband by […]
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