“Dido Harding is a senior executive in the NHS” says Johnson.
Actually she’s a Telecoms executive, who had a brief stint at NHS Improvement. And is now inexplicably in charge of the ‘track and trace’ programme.
She’s also married to a Tory MP called John Penrose
Actually she’s a Telecoms executive, who had a brief stint at NHS Improvement. And is now inexplicably in charge of the ‘track and trace’ programme.
She’s also married to a Tory MP called John Penrose
Her previous experience of coronavirus: She was on the Jockey Club’s board when it approved the Cheltenham Festival going ahead. H/T @PrivateEyeNews
She was also criticised when TalkTalk was hacked and customer data was stolen. When asked if the data was encrypted, she said: “I don’t know.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indy100.com/article/nhs-testing-programme-talktalk-dido-harding-matt-hancock-9505216%3Famp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www...
And on the subject of Tories being given jobs they’re not qualified for... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/27/government-accused-of-cronyism-ex-tory-mps-given-tourism-roles-patrick-mcloughlin-nick-de-bois">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...
Personally, I don’t think her appointment is a good reason to not download the app though. It won’t be perfect but tracking and tracing coronavirus is the only real hope of containing it until a vaccine is invented.