Now, I have no axe to grind when it comes to inclusion and diversification, and I have, on occasion, among friends, been known to partake of mild wokery (although, to clarify, I never inhale). I believe most of our institutions are too male, pale and stale, and ought to reflect life beyond the boardroom.

It just that quotas make me angsty. I instinctively cavil at all-women shortlists while conceding they did once work – after almost 30 years, the Labour Party has just given up its policy for selecting parliamentary candidates on the grounds that now, the majority of its MPs are women.

But there is something so tone-deaf about setting working-class targets and laying down militant gender manifestos. Here in Britain, a call has gone out from schools for more “young people” to join the boards of governors. Pardon my O-level French, but what kind of weirdo teenager would want to do that?

Yes, it’s true that it can be difficult for governors who last sat an exam 40 years ago to understand the issues facing pupils today. But surely what’s needed is more empathetic governors who listen to evidence placed before them, rather than co-opting a bunch of Inbetweeners to upend the system?

Now that diversity is the Holy Grail, we can expect a revival of 18th century press gangs, hunting down minorities not to serve in naval wars, but as frontline fodder for the ratings wars.

I can see it now: Charlie and Lola replaced by Kyle and Leanne on CBeebies, and a Disney remake of Hannah Montana with Elton John as the teenage popstrel living a double life. Because age discrimination is discrimination, too.

Meanwhile, Kathy Burke can be parachuted in as director-general of the BBC, and Mrs Brown’s Boys will take over the post-watershed schedule every night.

The boring-snoring reality is that the root and branch reform needed to effect lasting change takes time. Revolution grabs headlines, but evolution is a more reliable, long-term proposition.

The BBC has said it will take on 1,000 apprentices by 2025, which is the sort of measured approach that is needed. Is it a coincidence the announcement comes after Dorries said its licence fee settlement would be contingent on plans to create a more socially diverse workforce?

As it is, some 20.2 per cent of the BBC’s workforce hails from a lower socio-economic background, which is measured by asking employees what their parents’ occupation was when they were 14 years old.

I look forward to seeing how many architect fathers were judiciously rebranded as “builders”, and consultant surgeon mothers as “healthcare workers”.

In the culture wars, the beleaguered middle must do what it can to survive.