Talk:Dido Harding

"convenience director"

Can someone explain the term "convenience director"? It has an intra-Wiki link, but it does not give an explanation. I know that there are various directors appointed to companies for different reasons, but I have never heard of a "convenience director" before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eurgain (talk • contribs) 23:00, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

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2015 cyberattack

The article appears to give excessive WP:WEIGHT to the 2015 TalkTalk cyberattack. Harding as chief executive was obviously ultimately responsible, but she is unlikely to have been directly involved in any of the relevant IT decisions. There's too much of this 'heads must roll' attitude when some menial 6 floors down makes a cockup. --Ef80 (talk) 21:07, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Nonsense. Taking responsibility is what their huge pay packet is for. 185.13.50.180 (talk) 07:19, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

I'm certainly not a member of the "heads must roll" brigade, but this was a significant and newsworthy event that occurred during her time in office, and brought her to public attention, so I think the level of coverage is perfectly reasonable. I don't know whether the criticism of her response is justified but it seems fair comment to me. Mhkay (talk) 08:11, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Loyalty

I made an edit about the Baroness's unswerving loyalty to her party to date; this is a matter of public record and obviously relevant. Naturally, things could change and she might rebel at some point; this would be an easy shift from 'never rebelled' to 'rarely rebelled' with any optional additional commentary if those rebellions were significant. Knucmo2 (talk) 19:26, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Harding at Oxford

I'm a little worried by

"She then graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford[4] in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, where she studied under Vernon Bogdanor and alongside David Cameron[5][...]"

Leaving aside the BBC link given, do we know (1) that Bogdanor, who was at a different college, was her tutor and (2) that she studied "alongside" Cameron, which implies that she shared, for example, tutorials, rather than merely lectures.

Thanks Videodragons (talk) 14:20, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

The BBC source used says that Harding and Cameron were at Oxford at the same time. 'Alongside' does have the implications you suggest, which I think goes beyond what the source says. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:53, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion for a section dedicated to 'Criticism'

Given the numerous news agencies outlining Baroness Harding's increasingly blatant conflict of interests along with her efforts to undermine the democratic process I suggest a section dedicated to 'Criticism' is necessary to achieve a fair representation. MrEarlGray (talk) 11:06, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

@MrEarlGray: per WP:CRIT it is better to integrate this throughout the article rather than having a seperate secton. I would suggest a separate section for track and trace however where that ref could be included. SmartSE (talk) 11:42, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

References

It ought at least to mention that she's been nicknamed “Dido, Queen of Carnage” by, among others, The Register. Mr Larrington (talk) 19:37, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

NHS Test and Trace

I suggest a section on this major responsibility during the COVID-19 period, which has been heavily criticised, including for its ineffectiveness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Test_and_Trace#Effectiveness), "unimaginable costs" (Public Accounts Committee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Test_and_Trace#Costs), and subcontracting its activities to private sector beneficiaries:

"All components – administering tests, processing samples in laboratories, and contact tracing – are contracted to private companies. Multinational consultants Deloitte handle testing logistics, including collection of statistics, and in turn appointed outsourcing companies Serco, Mitie, G4S and Sodexo, together with the Boots pharmacy chain, to run drive-through or walk-in test centres. In October 2020, over 1,100 Deloitte consultants were reported to be engaged. In March 2021, the Public Accounts Committee criticised "persistent reliance on consultants", stating that 2,500 were being used at an average cost of £1,100 per day each."

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Test_and_Trace#Overview). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.43.30 (talk) 11:13, 7 June 2021 (UTC)