Robots threaten low-paid jobs, says Bank of England's chief economist

Speaking at the TUC, Andy Haldane says a wider array of jobs are at risk from automation than in the past

The Bank of England’s chief economist has warned that millions of jobs in Britain are at risk over the coming decades as machines do work that up until now has been the preserve of humans.

Andy Haldane used a speech to the Trades Union Congress to sketch out a possible future in which the labour market was “hollowed out” by the increasing use of robots, widening the gap between rich and poor.

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