Automation: An IPPR Explainer

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IPPR Senior Research Fellow Mathew Lawrence tells us what's new about automation and the impact this could have on the British economy. He explains how the future of automation is related to politics and the public policy choices we make, and presents the key question the Commission on Economic Justice will be addressing of what do we need to prepare us for the machine age?

Read more about the Commission on Economic Justice.

Automation: An IPPR Explainer

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