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One of the things that has always struck me about optics is the security of employment.

Graduates have never faced such a tough time when leaving university as they do at the moment but  this doesn't look like something that will affect optometry graduates.

The Optician jobs site currently carries over 1,200 jobs, nearly 1,000 of which are for optoms. Obviously there is a fair bit of double counting going on here but the trend is good.

While many graduates are stacking shelves in Tesco waiting for their particular market to perk up optometrists, DOs and optical managers are enjoying a market that just doesn't want to lie down.

The government's scrappage scheme for cars has been so successful it got me thinking, wouldn't the same thing work for optics.

I see so many people walking around in old banger specs it makes perfects sense.

It also has the advantage of not working against the environment ( I thought Labour were the new Green Party) or encouraging people to drive faster .

It didn't take the motoring lobby long to get the governement to divvy up a subsidy so why can't optics do it?

The optical bodies are so good at lobbying it shouldn't be  a problem to convince those in the corridors of power that it would be a good thing. people would be more productive, they would have less accidents and it would privide a filip to the economy. It would also make Britain a more attaractive place to live.

Best of all taxpayers wouldn't have to shell out £2,000 a head to line the pockets of the oil companies, the car companies and the finance companies.