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Automation To Take 1 in 3 Jobs in UK's Northern Centres, Report Finds (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

Workers in Mansfield, Sunderland and Wakefield are at the highest risk of having their jobs taken by machines, according to a report warning that automation stands to further widen the north-south divide. From a report: Outside of the south of England, one in four jobs are at risk of being replaced by advances in technology -- much higher than the 18% average for wealthier locations closer to London. Struggling towns and cities in the north and the Midlands are most exposed. A total of 3.6m UK jobs could be replaced by machines. The Centre for Cities thinktank says almost one-third of the jobs in the Nottinghamshire town of Mansfield, near the Sports Direct warehouse, are involved in lines of work under threat as robots begin to replace humans in the years up to 2030. Jobs at the highest risk of replacement include those in retail sales, customer services, administration and warehouse work.

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  1. Re:South Park just did a bit on automation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't recall in my history books famine or wars in the US.

    Well, that's probably because you've never read one.

  2. Re:at least they have NHS! by Richard_at_work · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yeah, that page is wrong (or rather, you are misinterpreting it) - but it was right (or rather, your interpretation of it) up to a few years ago.

    Today, the only abortion referral across the NHS is to a Marie Stopes clinic - they got the NHS contract a few years ago, the NHS doesn't carry out "normal" abortions any more (only more complex cases where there are complications or other factors, and then they are not treated as abortions but treatments).

    My wife is a GP locum (worked across the UK until middle of last year, when we left the UK), she hasn't done a referral to an NHS abortion clinic in several years, they all go to Marie Stopes regardless of where she is working in the UK.

  3. FFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not to mention the great depression in the 1920-1930s. There were food shortages and starving people for years. What is going on when such a obviously falsehood is stated, a sad result of the US education system that even the most basic facts are unknown.