I was going to launch into a long, ill-tempered rant about Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and how he’s one of the last people on Earth who should be lecturing about the welfare of children.

But the Honourable Fiend beat me to it.

In this instance, allowing himself to be dragged into the Tories election campaign, Murphy-O’Connor should realise he is nothing but a tool.

UPDATE: I suppose the law of averages dictates that it was bound to happen sooner or later: today is the day when I find myself in total agreement with David Aaronovitch.