[Kharon]

LARA, the bearded lady;

Not quite as famous as her tattooed cousin Lydia; however, it is pleasing to see the traditions established by Lydia have been faithfully followed by the ASC. We managed to smuggle out a video taken at one of the the top level ASC meetings and, as you can see, the spirit, intent and integrity of the modern version has not changed.

The gravitas and consideration of important matters during these clandestine, no minutes, unaccountable, not available for public scrutiny meetings is quite remarkable. But the really, truly remarkable thing is the notion that they alone can be trusted to investigate and evaluate their own actions. So when the pencil cupboard has been stripped bare, the chap in charge of that cupboard is in charge of that investigation – those results are closely guarded and protected by the committee. Wonderful system. Aye, integrity at work. Full, open and honest disclosure of the policy decisions which affect an industry.

So FWIW – our secret recording of the last 2020 ASC meeting.