Managing automation: Why we need to break the cycle of industrial decline

Managing automation: Why we need to break the cycle of industrial decline

Towns and cities have risen and fallen with technology, and automation brings a new threat to labour, says researcher Joe Fyans. Technology has helped revolutionise the way we live and work in modern Britain – but the rise of machinery replacing manual labour has generated fear in many communities.

Joe Fyans, a researcher for Localis, examines which parts of Britain are truly at risk from the rise of robots.

Throughout history, waves of technology have driven the rise and fall of towns and cities across the country. Pit villages, steel towns and disused shipyards stand testament.The latest – automation, […]

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