Oh Max, you have been a naughty boy! But my goodness, you have a lot of loyal left-wing friends. Call me naive, but I didn’t expect Labour nabobs, Corbynistas and the preening posse behind Hacked Off and the “independent” press regulator Impress (bankrolled by his family trust) to fly so swiftly to the defence of a potential perjurer with a proven attraction to fascism, racism and flagellation, no matter how dependent they are on your moolah. Your whole career, though, would appear to be based on the notion that money talks. In that respect, as you survey the smoking ruins of your reputation, you can have the satisfaction of being proved right.

Where to begin with Max Mosley’s sins? I was never keen on the