Here’s how automation will take up to 40 per cent of UK jobs in the near future
The speed at which AI and automation take jobs will ‘dramatically outstrip that of previous technological revolutions’, the new report warns.
Sustainable Economy
Brexit poses an ‘extreme risk’ to Britain’s food security. Don’t ignore the warnings
As food security begins to decline across the world, Britain is entering dangerous territory in trying to leave the single market.
Brexit ‘no deal’ will hit poorest hardest as import prices soar, new report shows
Over 3m low-income families would be about £500 worse off as tariffs on EU goods are imposed and high street prices rise.
German unions are pushing for a 28 hour working week. We need to too
They’re preparing for automation, which is likely to eliminate millions of manufacturing jobs in the future.
Multinational companies are using this loophole to avoid millions in corporation tax
By overloading balance sheets with debt, companies claim tax relief on the interest payments and then shift profits offshore. Here’s how.
The SNP just challenged the government to make unpaid ‘work trials’ illegal
The exploitative practice sees employers demanding new staff work trial shifts for nothing before being offered paid employment, or not, as the case may be.
Britain’s self-employment boom relies on a diminution of workers’ rights
15 per cent of the British workforce are now self-employed but this often comes at the cost of job security and employer obligations such as pensions and sick pay.
Corrupt and ineffective regulation means financial scandals are all but inevitable in the UK
The Financial Reporting Council responsible for regulating accountants and auditors has deep conflicts of interest at its core.
Labour should be applauded for finally addressing their £300bn PFI scandal
With Private Finance Initiatives, the UK owes £300bn on assets worth only £50bn. This failed policy of the Blair years is finally being exorcised by the party.
Labour should champion a 1940s-style paradigm shift in the economy
The UK economy is not working. Dramatic reform is needed now.