I must say that I am very impressed with the SL40, Lyn’s lightwriter that I’m now using. Its almost as impressive as her Ipad. Not only can it send texts, but I am very impressed with the new voices: they’re more natural sounding and somehow more eloquent, so much so that Dan christened it Egbert. So much so that one of the first things I did when I began using it was to type in the first paragraph of the Hobbit, just to see how it sounded. It was awesome! I’m also impressed with the new vocabulary, and the fact that it can learn to predict words you commonly use. I’ll give you guys a more thorough review once I get to know it a bit more, as they’ve changed a lot of the settings and controls so I’m still finding my way around it.

I do worry, though, about funding for things like lightwriters these days. CaMoron has promised massive cuts, only safeguarding funding for things which will get him votes. So, for example, his plans for super-fast broadband are safe, as the people who’ll benefit most from that are the middle classes and thus possible Tory voters. But what about things like communication aids? I was lucky: I was given mine by my wonderful fiance. But, at a time when money is tight, the last thing folk like us need is a government like this.