Dido-ism

A cultural movement in the upper echelons of the chumocracy, when you ensure big contracts, Government or otherwise, get awarded to your old school pals from Eton (or their spouses) regardless of their innate ineptitude.

Cosmo: oh amazing... but like, how did she get that job as Head of Test n Trace, with that track record?
Sebastian: Usual dido-ism, amigo. Boffo nobbed her brother at Balliol