Month: June 2020

The Curious Incident of the Non-Existent Contact-Tracing App

Written on 25th June 2020. Posted in COVID-19, NHS, UK. 2 Comments

The UK government's failure to sort out a contact tracing app when Germany one is scandalous. But why was the MHS tasked with this important project when it has a litany of failures to be proud of?

Boris, contact tracing app, covid, failure, nhs, software

The Hubris of the NHS – previously posted on FB.

Written on 25th June 2020. Posted in COVID-19, NHS, Repost, UK. 1 Comment

This was initially posted to The Daily Telegraph Facebook Group on 9 June 2020. The incompetence and hubris of the NHS shows once again as it takes on tasks it is ill-equipped for. It failed to prepare for the pandemic in any meaningful way and lied to ministers about their level of preparedness....

You wait for a post for ages… and then three come along at the same time

Written on 25th June 2020. Posted in Chat, Right vs. Left. Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I joined The Daily Telegraph private group on Facebook. I don't belong to many groups and certainly don't post in many. All went well. Lots of likes, comments and a group that engaged, was critical, without being nasty (unlike my personal feed where, seemingly, it's ok to insult...

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