It has to be said that, there are days when, as a disabled guy, a Trekkie, a Bond fan or whatever, I feel I ought to comment on something even though I don’t particularly have much to say about it. No doubt this morning we have all been made aware that Strictly Come Dancing was won last night by Chris McCausland, a blind comedian. Obviously, from a disability representation perspective, this is a bit of a coup, or at least enough to raise an eyebrow or two. Yet to be honest I can’t say that I’m that fussed. I’m not into Strictly: it’s the Beeb’s big, Saturday night flagship programme, aired at a time when I can usually find something far more interesting to watch. I don’t find it particularly engaging. I watched a bit of it last night I must admit, but none of the performances struck me as especially spectacular or engaging.

Thus the fact that a blind man has won Strictly this year doesn’t excite me at all. If anything, I suspect that a large proportion of his public votes would have stemmed from the kind of patronising, “Didn’t the cripple do well” reaction many viewers will have had, making this news slightly nauseating. Above all, however, you can probably mark it down as a massive PR win for the BBC, but apart from that it must be said I don’t give two hoots. Good, solid disability representation in mainstream media is still dismally low.