The Playing Field

Baroness Dido Harding jumps the queue
where power people hand out jobs. Her face
just seems to fit. Without an interview
she’s ushered in as boss of test and trace.
When Covid testing has a vacancy
she intervenes to add an extra name.
Mike Coupe’s a Sainsbury’s colleague; his cv
includes no public health, but all the same
he gets the job. Meanwhile, her other half
lands anti-corruption champion – just the chap.
And then, to the dismay of angry staff,
another health job drops in Dido’s lap.
To ignorant observers, it’s a mess;
to those that know, unqualified success.