The Guardian view on public sector work: the nursery shortage points to a deeper crisis | Editorial
The Guardian
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
From childcare to prisons, acute staffing problems across public services call for bold solutions Remember Thursday nights, and the applause for key workers on doorsteps? During the pandemic, people working in demanding, public-facing jobs were rightly and warmly acclaimed. That was then. These days, staff shortages are causing problems across public services, above all in careers demanding high levels of personal interaction, including teaching, prisons and probation.
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