Fears that new technology will wipe out jobs are as old as the factory floor. But new analysis by Aniket Baksy, Daniel Chandler and Peter John Lambert shows that rather than taking jobs away, automation in British factories is linked to higher employment. It is a reminder that new production technologies often expand output and change what people do at work, rather than simply replacing them.

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21 January 2026

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026/01/21/automation-is-not-hollowing-out-british-factory-jobs/

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