The Great Datacentre Disillusionment: Why Projected Employment Gains May Never Materialise
New research suggests the economic dividends of Britain’s infrastructure expansion have been vastly overstated. As energy demands climb, critics warn that the pursuit of digital dominance is coming at too high a cost to local communities and national climate targets.
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