Cameron's hair, 'The talk of the town'

The talk of the town in the UK in the New Year is about British Prime Minister David Cameron's hair and the crucial relation between politicians and their hairdressers.The row was sparked after Cameron's hairdresser, Lino Carbosiero, was recently awarded an honorary title, Member of the British Empire (MBE).The British media has been focusing on this odd issue, especially after Camerons bald patch has been skilfully concealed by his hairdresser.Cameron was equally facing accusations of cronyism. One leading newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, was so obsessed with the "hair row" to confirm that no one has held the highest office in Britain without lustrous locks.However, it noted that the only recent bald Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home, reached his position without being elected to it and that was 50 years ago.As a television producer told him: "The trouble is that your head is shaped like a skull." (Douglas-Home replied, with some logic, that surely all heads were shaped like skulls.) So, perhaps it is not as shocking as some commentators claim that Lino Carbosiero, who has successfully kept the bald spot on the back of the prime ministers head almost permanently hidden was given this prestigious title in the "New years honours list." The honorary titles are granted by the UK Queen Elizabeth 11, upon the government recommendations. Some commentators said this particular award recognises the huge importance of the hairdressing industry to modern Britain.There are now over 100,000 hairdressers here, according to the Office for National Statistics, which means more people cut hair than manufacture textiles (an industry which employed nearly two million people when Douglas-Home was in charge). One newspaper, the Mirror, revealed that Cameron allegedly started using Carbosiero on the orders of his wife Samantha shortly after becoming Prime Minister.Another report suggested that Cameron is understood to have his hair trimmed in Downing Street.In the meantime, it was also disclosed that Cameron is just one of a long line of rich and famous celebrities who use Carbosiero - who charges an eye-watering 90 pounds a cut for men and 150 pounds for women. His plush London salon is so popular that appointments can be made one year in advance, the reports suggested.