117 This article considers the perhaps remarkable fact that there is no regulation, nor even compulsory registration, of the hairdressing profession in the United Kingdom. Part one includes a thumbnail history of its development, pausing to consider the colourful characters of fact and fiction which are part of the story. Part two examines the series of attempts at remedying the situation - up until the demise of the last effort - which failed because Parliament was more concerned on the day with banning foxhunting. It concludes that this apparently straightforward amendment of existing legislation is both necessary and long overdue https://jbrmr.com/details&cid=117 https://jbrmr.com/cdn/article_file/i-14_c-117.pdf Volume 06 Issue 1 14 2011-10-01 2013-01-28 no Hairdressing regulation personal professional services none 586487 50 0 Peter Shears University of Plymouth