I don’t have too much to write about today, but I think I’ll flag this up. According to a study by the BBC, Three-quarters of Britons feel more positive about the role of people with disabilities in the UK following the Paralympics. That is good news surely, and I suppose not that surprising given the increased attention we cripples got. It must be time to capitalize on this: we can’t let this good feeling diminish. That is why the new single from the paraorchestra is so timely, and I would urge everyone to buy it. It must be said, though, that this Paralympic positivity is the one ray of light in an otherwise very bleak picture: from what I have been hearing, at GAD and other places, is that people with disabilities are becoming increasingly resented. People are becoming more and more hostile towards us due to the cuts: as money becomes more scarce, anyone on benefits, including us crips, is becoming a target for ostracisation and even, I’ve heard, open aggression. This is very worrying indeed, so I think that anything that can keep that paralympic positivity alive, no matter how small, must be a good thing.