For Baby P, sorry isn't good enough

For Baby P, sorry isn't good enough

Is it a gross oversimplification to blame Sharon Shoesmith for Baby P's death? Absolutely. She is correct to say that you cannot stop people who are determined to kill their children. And yes, as the rash of stories in the wake of Baby P's death show, a child dies every 10 days in this country at the hands of an abusive relative. If you fired every director of children's services where this type of thing happened, there would be chaos. Shoesmith is right about this sad state of affairs, and it's an indictment of us all.