The Uk car industry makes 30% more cars now than it did in 1982 with 1/2 the workers.
This illustrates a broader point that manufacturing might make up a smaller proportion of employment but this is due mainly to productivity improvements.
But when these labour saving robots and computers were being introduced they showed images of workers realxing and playing golf as they now would have more time to spare.
A lot of workers now have all the time time in the world to play golf, but not the means!
