"Citizen's Advice" is a new book by U.S. journalist and author Solet O'Brien. In it, she looks at the consequences of job creation on people's lives. She also talks about her own personal experience with social security systems. "I just was left with this real sense that even some of these systems that we've built with good intentions over the years, often leave people feeling more anxious," says solet o'Brien.
James Plunkett's new book, End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken, draws on his years working in both public policy and at the top tiers of government. A former advisor to UK prime minister Gordon Brown, his book looks at how to reboot some key ideas ranging from commerce to healthcare for a nation such as the UK in order to provide better quality of life for larger sections of society. James joins urbanist, transport and tech specialist Kat Hanna to talk about the book.
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