As I write, it is in dread anticipation of ‘CSE child sexual exploitation Tuesday' on 3 March when it is expected that the combination of a No 10-convened summit, the Government's response to CSE, and an Oxfordshire Serious Case Review will lead to the latest round of hand-wringing (‘it must never happen again'), table thumping (‘everything must be done to stop this evil in its tracks') and, worst of all, blaming (‘someone's head must roll').

Now, believe me, I take CSE as seriously as anyone. I wish I could avoid hyperbole, as there has already been a surfeit of it, but it is necessary for me to say that this is a vicious and deep-rooted strain of sexual abuse that makes me sick to the stomach just to think about it.