once blurred now clear

hi there

if such a question was posed to me, my answer would invariably (or perhaps better instinctively) be that no, look you see, i don't have all that much free time. and yes, somehow, for quite needless and for no rational reason, it would appear that i was perfectly able to find enough minutes to carry out speculative glances at (ahem) minutes from meetings held by the general optical council. 

should it be so that for some (or any) reason you wish to step into this world, well, they actually have a really good spot of that "search engine optimisation" on the go and so it is quite easy to find details of them and their meetings. but, we are here now, so to make your life a little easy, mindful of the fact that i can do nothing for your interest in this subject, here you go, a convenient link to their public record minutes archive. 

with me apparently (or evidently) being at a trifle of a loose end, i thought i would, at random, very specifically look at the minutes for one meeting. selected was one on the very date this post is published, except in 2009 rather that now (2021). fascinating stuff? that would depend on what you considered to be interesting. or, perhaps, not. 

aesthetically, the older minutes are not too appealing. whereas the font used is relatively easy on the eye, which is a nice touch for optometrists, there is no logo on the top of the first page. at some stage one was introduced, but when it came to trying to work out when it was introduced i simply lost interest and did not bother. 

other observations would be how quiet and empty the declarations of interests section is compared to more recent minutes. it would appear that as the reputation of the council grew, so too did the interest in having members of it, so to speak, on the book. beyond that, i suppose one of the more important elements of the meeting was the discussion around "fitness to practice" and seeking clarification on the vetting and barring process for any budding opticians. not certain, as i did not read it all, but drink driving conviction enthusiasts do not appear to be encouraged to pursue a career in the realm of optical enhancement or improvement.

for a final observation, i note with great interest that they would never appear to hold a meeting in the same place. and why would you. the whole of London (innit) is available to them, and it would seem that they elected to try different places out for each session. 

right, that's that. should you take some time to go and read any (or all) of the minutes, i hope you enjoy, and please do let me know if there is anything (remotely) interesting or exciting that i might well have missed. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!