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The Battle between Robots and Skill

Geoff Riley

14th April 2015

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in this revealing and interesting assessment of structural changes in the UK labour market, Paul Mason from Channel 4 news finds the looming issue of mass automation hangs over all the promises to make working life better.

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Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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