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John Green reviews Architect or Bee? The Human Price of Technology, by Mike Cooley (Spokesman Books, £10.99)
MIKE COOLEY was ahead of his time when he first promoted his ideas on the impact of technology on our lives.
As a leading shop steward at Lucas Aerospace in the early ’70s, he and his colleagues developed a ground-breaking plan for socially useful production as the responsible alternative to arms manufacturing.
The 1976 Lucas Plan remains an inspiration for trade unionists, particularly in view of the Trident debate and the concerns about jobs.
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