I was recently excited to observe that The National Youth Agency had at last ascended to the realm of popular culture when Beyonce's chart-topping hit Crazy In Love actually name-checked Tom Wylie, our chief executive.
"When I talk to my friend Tom Wylie," the star croons at the start of verse two. Then, in sober reflection, I realised that even though our man Wylie can call on contacts ranging from Newsnight's Gavin Esler to David Blunkett, it is unlikely that his address book also includes the former Destiny's Child singer. Blast - I had misheard the lyric and youth work was not, after all, about to become seriously cool.
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