Economics

Brexit Targeted Foreign Workers. Now Robots Are Coming

The unfortunate irony for many who want to leave the EU is that more jobs might now be at risk of automation.

Automation Could Wipe Out Half of All Jobs, OECD Warns
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It’s 5 p.m. on a wet Wednesday afternoon in the English market town of Spalding and Simon Bradshaw and his partner, Sharna, are taking their daughter to see a new statue commemorating 19th century hiring fairs for farmers and shepherds.