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In a blow to the supposed benefits of privatisation, research by the Office for National Statistics shows that public sector workers are more likely to stay in their jobs.
But in the care sector - where average pay is only £7.82 an hour according to website Pay Scale - one third are leaving the vital job every single year.
Nursery cuts and lack of leave
Nurseries in poor areas are closing twice as fast as those in rich parts of the country, according to early education and childcare researchers Ceeda. They reveal there is a £50 million funding shortfall.
And the pain for parents doesn't stop there. Among richer countries, the UK is one of the worst for parental leave.
One of the only countries the UK beats is the US, where fully paid leave guaranteed to mothers is zero weeks.
Mental health provision stretched
Capitalism is the major factor behind the mental health crisis, photo Ryan Melaugh/CC (Click to enlarge)
Outgoing and hated prime minister Theresa May has told teachers they will be trained to spot mental health problems among children.
But this announcement comes without a drop of extra funding. And education unions, representing overworked and underpaid teachers, have not been consulted.
Thanks to government cuts, a survey of mental health workers in public sector union Unison found that 45% are thinking of leaving their jobs. And 15% of NHS beds for mental health patients in England have gone.
People are sick of the cuts. On all these issues - from jobs and pay, to childcare, leave and mental health - the unions and Jeremy Corbyn should organise mass action to end austerity and fight for the services we need.
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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
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