'It's time to drive charlatans and cowboys out of our cosmetic work once and for all'

Drive out cowboys

Anyone seeking cosmetic work should do so in the knowledge it is safe and carried out by a professional.

But at the moment hundreds of unregulated clinics offer cut-price and often dangerous treatments by unqualified staff.

Rogue outlets have cost lives and left hundreds with life-changing injuries.

That is why the Mirror is launching a campaign to ban cosmetic cowboys.

We are calling for beauty clinics offering potentially dangerous procedures such as Brazilian butt lifts and liposuction to be licensed by the Quality Care Commission.

In addition, clinics would be legally bound to ensure procedures are surgically safe and carried out only by medical professionals.

And it should be a legal requirement for practitioners who offer non-surgical interventions to have malpractice insurance.

Spain and Australia have similar laws. It is time Britain followed suit and drove the ­charlatans and cowboys out of town.

Rules matter

There was a time when Labour MPs lined up to attack the financiers and bankers in the City of London.

Yesterday Rachel Reeves sang the praises of the UK’s financial sector.

In a major speech, the Chancellor set out plans to create pension “megafunds” similar to ones in Canada and Australia. These would then invest in housing, transport and business.

Few will oppose this if it unleashes billions to help local communities and create jobs.

But it is worrying she believes regulation of the financial sector has “gone too far”.

Lack of rules caused the 2008 crash, and we still live with its consequences.

Unlocking funds to aid the economy cannot come at such a price.

Top of the pots

Rod Stewart says he may sell his luxury limos due to the state of his local roads.

He’s been driven to his wits’ end dodging potholes. But then, the first rut is the deepest.