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The latest men’s grooming fad: laser hair removal for ‘Hobbit feet’

By Ivan Annibal On May 22, 2013

Mrs A is training to be a reflexologist. On the basis that Hobbit’s live in a mythological “shire”  and she will be working on a rural basis, I assume as a new foot rubbing expert she will find a number of clients seeking to impressive her on the basis of this new rural cosmetic fad. [...]

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Youth service mutuals: the new way for councils to get value for money

By Ivan Annibal On May 15, 2013

Our work with the University of Gloucestershire on Alternative Service Delivery Models is now in full swing. Jessica and I are looking at a “Faith in Affordable Housing” Project with examples in Kewsick and Gloucester, a very extensive “Pub is the Hub” facility in Ennerdale and the asset transfer of Jubilee Park in Woodhall Spa. [...]

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Call for A&E overhaul amid rise in patient numbers – report

By Ivan Annibal On May 15, 2013

This report flags up what we have been dealing with for a good time since GPs stopped offering a comprehensive out of hours service. Living in a rural area and having to drive long distances to an A&E is a problem I have experienced personally before. The fact that things are now reaching breaking point [...]

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Young and poor hit hardest as UK cuts widen inequality, says OECD

By Ivan Annibal On May 15, 2013

I like the OECD. I don’t intend to make a political point as they are impartial and involve as many right focusing countries USA etc as left. We all know it costs more to live in rural England as per the work done by the University of Loughborough on minimum income standards for Joseph Rowntree. [...]

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Regulators must explain ‘limp-wristed’ petrol price rigging inquiry, says MP

By Ivan Annibal On May 15, 2013

In a week when the RSN launches a new partnership service with Calor focusing on fuel poverty, this commentary tells you everything you need to know about why it is needed. I have said many times before in Hinterland that the privatised utility monopolies operate at the margins of fairness in the way they [...]

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