Ad: I think one of the big changes we've seen economically over the last 20 years is this idea of people call it polarization in the labor market. There are three types of jobs that economists kind of forecast growing strongly in the future. One is caring jobs which are often incredibly low paid, despite being incredibly important rolls. Another is a set of jobs they call last mile jobs, which are these kindo slightly distopiun rolls where you're kind of picking up after the machines. And the third is what they call wealth work, which is where you're essentially working for the new rich.
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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