Few phenomena are more dispiriting than the British public in a fit of righteous indignation. The death of the toddler known as Baby P, and the failure of the authorities to prevent that death, unleashed a torrent of fury.Bearing the brunt of that outrage were the social workers of Haringey Council in north London and their boss, Sharon Shoesmith, head of children’s services. Baby P: The Untold Story (BBC1, 27 October) was less about Peter Connelly’s death and more about the inquiries that followed it. It attempted, with some success, to vindicate those whose role in the tragedy had made them pariahs. Shoesmith had faced death threats; social worker Maria Ward left London and never came back. No one will need reminding of the extraordinary catalogue of injuries found on the ch