Today, it seems, is not a good day for the disability community. As well as the abysmal news concerning busses I flagged up earlier – which was, by the way, just covered on the bbc lunchtime bulletin – we have also lost a major case which tried to save the Independent Living Fund. This is tragic, as it means millions of people who rely in the fund to live independently now have a very uncertain future; quite possibly it will mean institutionalisation for many. On top of that, it sees we have lost our excellent comrade Stella Young. Stella, who I had the good fortune to meet back in 2012, was a high profile disability rights campaigner. It is reported that she died unexpectedly in Melbourne on Saturday, aged 32. Not a good day for our community at all.