Making a job guarantee work
Stephen Laughton and John Pye outline a means to an end of unemployment. One of the important ideas that has come out of Modern Monetary Theory, which is an economic …
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Machine learning
The robots are here. What now? Stephen J. Frenkel and Tom Barnes explore the possibilities for workers and employers. The debate about artificial intelligence and automation is often presented as …
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Gutted, shattered, cowering and showered in shit.
Paul Frijters paints an expressionist picture of artificial intelligence’s impact on work Artificial intelligence (AI) is impressive. That much is becoming difficult to dispute. When I asked ChatGPT, “In what …
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Ecology is not an alternative
UK agricultural colleges often struggle to embrace regenerative practices. Alex Gray looks at how the next generation of farmers might be convinced to embrace ecology in their practice. I was …
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Jobless youth is not all about bots
Young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a foothold in the labour market and artificial intelligence (AI) is an obvious culprit. But James Robson argues that blaming it …
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The real cost of artificial intelligence
The future of work is not about lost jobs; it is about the loss of human capability to find its way. Madhavi Venkatesan writes. Much of the discussion surrounding artificial …
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Britain’s farming – has beans
Beans should be a mainstay in livestock feeds: it’s time for UK agriculture to take its pulse, says John McArthur. The Defra Farming Roadmap was released on 24 June 2026 …
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Emergency: make your way to the exit
Faith in the established agencies currently charged with protecting the population from the harm that emergencies, natural and human-made, is evaporating. Time to build our own escape route, suggests Henry …
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Economic engine erring
Climate inflation is the light on the dashboard telling us our economic vehicle is clapped out. Tim Garrett and Matheus Grasselli suggest some roadside maintenance. What are the thermodynamic origins …
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On reflection
Duncan McLaren looks at proposals to develop a questionable engineering measure as a means to counter climate change. The US-Israeli war on Iran has thrown energy resilience back into the …
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