BBCNEWS Unspun World with John Simpson June 4, 2024 13:53:00
But we're going into a recession, quite clearly — that makes it impossible for people to get more pay, doesn't it? we've got some really powerful global forces acting against economic growth. you see workers beginning to be laid off and then the balance, perhaps, will shift again. what you might see is the acceleration of things like mass automation, for example. and some people think that's going to be terrible cos you have millions of unemployed people with nothing to do. that could be civil unrest in some parts of the world. if you think of china, if you've got mega—cities, millions of ...