What problems are facing the public sector in Wales?

[tommy31]

This is dependent of how you term being under qualified

You could be faced with two candidates
Candidate 1, 20 years experience and proven skills
Candidate 2, 25 letters after their name but no proven experience

Which one is under qualified ?

What I meant was the people getting jobs because they've got friends in high places, rather than the conundrum that you've given. Your example is a good one of education vs experience.

In my opinion the biggest problem facing public services in wales is funding.
Generally across the uk public services are poorly funded at the moment, but beyond that I think there are some specific challenges for wales.

As a historical legacy from the amount of heavy industry in wales and the way it's decline was mismanaged there are a disproportionately high number of people in socioeconomic groups in Wales that have greater demands on public services.
Put bluntly poorer people have more challenging schools and have more health problems throughout their life.
I don't think that the additional challenges faced here are given the extra funding they require.

good answer, hadn't thought of that. Thanks!