Thusfar my life has been a pretty comfortable affair. I grew up in a reasomably well-to-do household, where I had all the food, clothes, toys and so on that I needed. University was just as comfortable: I was well fed, had money to spare and coud enjoy myself. Down here with Lyn, I’m living as I’m accustomed to: independent, secure and very happy indeed. Yet I genuinely fear this could be about to change. If the proposed cuts to the benefit system go through, money will become much tighter. Lyn and I both get DLA, and if that is cut, I don’t know what we’ll do.

I’m very worried about what is about to happen, both to me and other disabled people. some have predicted suicides. The galling thing is, according to the head of the unions, these cuts aren’t even necessary. If we invested both in private and public industries, we could stimulate growth and cut thee deficit that way. It’s been done before, but I suspect it would mean raising tax rates. Thus the idea that these cuts are ‘vital’ is a lie: a barefaced sickening lie which threatens the wealth fare, and indeed the lives, of millions. And all to keep the taxes of wealthy tory donors and voters low.