the Tories have put everyone's lives at risk, not just with this hack but by running the NHS down in general.
the hacking intensified over the last 2-3 weeks
"An anonymous admin worker tells us: I'm an admin worker for Oxford University Hospitals and can confirm our systems are unaffected, but I've had a lot of what look like phishing emails asking me to upgrade my account in the last 2-3 weeks. Having never had any of those get past our email filters before I wonder if those are connected."
2-3 weeks ago is when Theresa may called the general election!!
Apparently, around 72 countries have had a cyber attack within the last 10 hours. It's all based around one specific company, it would seem.
I hope this will backfire on the Tories, too. May had a disastrous LBC interview this morning where she was asked questions by disgruntled NHS workers. And the leaked Labour manifesto has done wonders for the party, since their values are basically common sense and welcomed by many. Yet they still think Corbyn is a poor leader. I hope they'll see the light soon enough.
The Tories are destroying this country.
strange how it has mostly only hit the English NHS and not other parts of the UK?
I wonder if they run on different IT systems?
or maybe it's because it's mostly only England that vote Tory and maybe that's why it's been hit?
Anyone have any update on this election?
The manifestos are out and the Conservatives have ended on this chilling, North Korea-lite sentiment:
"Some people say that it is not for government to regulate when it comes to technology and the internet. We disagree."
JHA, Im also wondering about this. Polls say Conservatives are so much ahead of Labour and Lib Dems seem to be out of the game really. But I have this feeling that Corbyn will do better than what they say, although my intuition is wrong on so many occasions. Also Im in kind of the bubble where I only read news and follow sites that are pro Labour or Lib Dem. Labour manifesto is very strong in my opinion. May is only getting votes because of brexit. I cant stop thinking about ordinary people who will vote for conservatives, its literally like turkeys voting for Christmas, they will suffer the most at the end. Very sad that pure hatred of immigrants is making people hurt themselves.
I try not to put too much faith in the polls, considering how consistently wrong they've been the last few times. But I am deeply concerned about what would happen with a Conservative majority -- they're like the Republicans; just cutting anything and everything to lower the debt they've built up.
I went to a Corbyn rally not long ago and was surprised just how big the crowd was. The media are trying to paint it as a foregone conclusion, even the BBC are barely hiding their pro-Conservative agenda now. I think it will be much closer than people think. He's amassing a following, and May is frightening away the moderates and undecideds.
Labour manifesto is the strongest of them all -- it's costed. The Conservatives have more expenditures than income in theirs and no costs. It's a shambles and it's incredibly sinister, yet people won't bother to read it.
It's tragic. If we're the last 'era' of humans to survive on this planet, it almost makes you wonder what the purpose of life has been if we still cannot see one another as brother and sister. It reminds me of a line from one of my favourite movies: "You mean all this time we could have been friends?"
Conservative win. But with surprises. Also serious scandal emerges post election, re vote rigging scams.
Interesting... I imagine nothing changes because of that scandal, though, right?
This is what confuses me about right wing politics. They have scandals that would sink anyone on the left and yet still walk away completely unscathed, sometimes even better off.
May has been an unmitigated disaster -- the woman can't even give a speech without extensive prep. She wants to 'prevent tourism'. She's hiring activists to make her look more popular. She's threatening the EU leaders. And the Conservatives are still blaming Labour for their problems, despite being in power for the last 7 years. Nobody bats an eyelid.
But if you forget a few figures on a radio show... Hoo, boy.
Conservatives unfortunately will probably win, but wondering if they will actually gain or lose seats. I just hope they don't get the landslide they are hoping for.
We're trying to predict the results here...
everyone is welcome to try!