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Re: Cure the causes - not the effects

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From: John Mac
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 00:00
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I've seen nurses cleaning windscreens outside of the hospital they were
layed off from.
anonymousj <anonymousj@cityofgod.com> wrote in message
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> India is going to be a rival to Silicon Valley soon because it's
governemnt
> chose to invest heavily in this industry. The brightest Indians are
> attracted to IT because it is a growing area, a well paid and well
regarded
> profession, along with the excellent chance of being recruited by overseas
> companies.
>
> As for the nurses, I remember shagging a nurse  moonlighting as a
prostitute
> in Nottingham. OK, so the shagging bit is exaggerated, but there were
quite
> a few nurses forced into prostitution (as well as other second jobs)
because
> of low pay.
>
>
> <thegarden@shed.net> wrote in message
> news:39eb2cfb.4215323@news.btinternet.com...
> > Two of the main and on-going problems at the moment, is the shortage
> > of Nurses and IT workers.
> >
> >  I remember in the early 1980's talking to many trainee Nurses, who
> > had recently qualified and there was no places for them.  An excess of
> > Nurses, more Nurses than jobs!  One such incident I remember vividly,
> > was talking to some quite distressed Nurses, who after 3 years
> > training, were to be sacked.  They said that it had been a waste of
> > time and what was the point, they would end up working in a factory.
> > After that time the Conservative closed down many of the training
> > facilities, which is a direct result of today's problems (and Labour
> > have done no better since).  What a state to get into.  So we have to
> > import Nurses from overseas.  A terrible indictment of failure of
> > Goverment
> >
> > How can India, a relatively poor Nationm fund, an excess of IT
> > experts?  Once again the legacy of the Conservatives and followed by
> > Labour ineffectiveness.  So we have to import IT people from overseas
> >
> > The fundamentals of problem solving is to eradicate the cause of the
> > problem, not just treat the symptoms.  OK, in the short term yes, but
> > I am waiting to hear from the Goverment, what they intend to do long
> > term.  Are we to continue in this manner forever?
> >
> > This all stems from successive Governments failure to fund Education.
> > Other third world countries realise ecucation and training is
> > paramount, apparently not here in the UK and you can see the results.
> > It leaves me speechless.
> >
> > Get courses going, give the students some cash, get people off the
> > dole and into college.  What, pray tell me is the point of giving work
> > to outsiders without solving the problem!  If you don't it will not go
> > away.
> >
> > By the Governments own figures, 2.8 million people over the age of 50
> > have been forced from the workplace in the last 10 years.  Many are
> > ex-managers, many are highly qulified and could be retrained.  Utilise
> > the talents we have in this country, get cash into education.
> > Employing foreigners is not in itself not wrong, but let us address
> > the causes, in a timely manner.
> >
> > Wake up Mr Governmet
> >
> > Simon
> > ...............................................
> > till the ground and make it furtile, then reap the harvest.  Don't buy
> > from producers overseas, because next year you have to do the same.
> >
>
>
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