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Lib Dems Should Embrace Automation of the Workforce

By Matthew Phillips | Tue 7th February 2017 - 12:01 pm

Whether we like it or not, an automated workforce is coming. The question is how do we approach it? It’s predicted that by 2020 robots will replace 5 million jobs in the US alone. We cannot shy away from this issue. We need a clear position on this, and one which we shout about so the public know what it is. There seems to be only two options offered by the two other parties (universal basic income, that nightmare that won’t die) and to erode workers’ rights so that only big businesses will benefit from it.

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