I think I better clarify my entry yesterday: I may have been too eager to condemn that which I should have supported. After all, finding ways to get people with disabilities into work must be a good thing, regardless of which political party launches it. I would love a job, and know I’m capable of holding one down, assuming the right support structures are in place. This conference was about creating those support structures – why should I have condemned that? Rather, my objection was more about the tone and context of the conference: it comes in a climate of harsh cuts, most of which are just beginning to bite. Disabled people are among the hardest hit: People out there really are suffering, and all the government can say, apparently, is ‘go get a job’. That is what I objected to, why I felt insulted. Employment is a good idea, but for this government to hold this conference right now was to rub salt into a wound. I wanted to go up there and tell them just that yesterday, but failed somewhat, as you know.