Sharon Shoesmith

Has taken my advice and is going to take Haringey council to a tribunal.

Watch this space. Meanwhile of course there have been other instances of child abuse reported in similar circumstances. And there will continue to be.

And now, this morning, the incredible news that Lord Laming, on his comeback tour, has suggested the heads of children's services at all local authorities should undergo compulsory re-training, including spending time with a deprived family.

They would be better off having training on how to survive being crucified in the press and hung out to dry by politicians anxious to protect their own substantial arses.

I note that yesterday, with her tribunal even as yet unheard, the Sun described Sharon Shoesmith as the "Baby P Bungler" on its front page. Whatever you might think of Miss S and the rights and wrongs of the case, everyone should be entitled to a fair hearing at an industrial tribunal without the Sun sticking its oar in.

Note to Ed Balls, it's the disease, not the symptoms.