The Truth Behind UK Barbershops

[@KenJones-r1l]

Money laundering

[@bernie129locksmith]

Money laundering and the government are well aware that makes them complicit in money laundering as they are taxing drug money

[@1gerard47]

​absolutely bbc pedous.

[@tedthesailor172]

@@philipbrackpool-bk1bm I don't think the BBC run barber shops...

[@terranceyeo3087]

with a million girl prostitutes they need to move it somewhere

[@bakeredwards]

Yep, same as the Asian petrol stations, it's all about drug money laundering..

[@carla.p2795]

It's disgusting what local councils have allowed to happen on UK high streets!

[@zackdoom]

Not just local councils, Thatcherist idealogies ruined local business and housing. Swear it backfired hard and now most the uk isnt owned by the uk or people 😂 But we have ourselves to blame too, “Dave” sold his eggs 30p more than the massive supermarket so why bother business with him when the supermarket offers more variety as well

[@WinstonTexas829]

What could they have done differently?

[@tomegton]

@@WinstonTexas829 corrupt councillors take brown envelopes full of cash from these places, are you totally stupid??

[@ShazadAhmed-i8r]

😂😂😂😂

[@D47JoyUnited]

My local council went bankrupt and we are all paying the price, now THAT is money laundering

[@paulmasterson386]

Pour your drug profits into a till and hey presto,you have a “legitimate “ income. This helps to avoid the fate of a prominent London gangster who was jailed for owning a very expensive flat despite never having done an honest job in his life! The owners of hair salons in my town drive expensive suv vehicles. Who knew haircuts were so profitable….

[@craigwebb4012]

Spot on

[@jibberism9910]

bruv you seen me hair? all fancy

[@GroßerBöserWolf]

Chinese takeaways have been doing it for decades lol notice why there's no good ones on any the delivery apps deliveroo, über, justeat and that, and most are cash only? They take the shop takings out take it to the casino, buy chips, cash them out as gambling winnings and it's tax free, and they make the business look like it's just breaking even, and everyone is paid cash other than the owner who'll take a minimum wage salary.

[@gerrimilner9448]

i know a fabulous hairdresser, who cannot even afford a smart pair of work shoes, after salon fees rent, bills and food took over a year to get a pair of smart heavy duty work shoes

[@Phillip-p1e]

My barber has an immaculate set up , shop is a good size, warm, and , CLEAN he sterilises the clippers after every customer, he and the other barbers are well dressed and friendly,,, ... And you know where they are from ,,,,, ? Afghanistan and you know what else these guys do ? They pay TAXES and NI contributions,,, £25.00 for a hair cut with clippers and scissors is reasonable. I never leave feeling underwhelmed or ripped off .. . To me and other guys who get their haircut at this barber shop,,, max luxin is important,, and these Afghan barbers know how to make a guy look and feel his best.....

[@noelht1]

In 1998 when I was a young man I set up a computer business. It was completely legitimate. Had even been trading for two years before I applied for a VAT number. When I did apply for a VAT number 8 o’clock one morning as I was getting the kids ready for school HMRC turned up at my house I went through my books and up my arse with a fine tooth comb looking for discrepancies, because at the time computer businesses were big business for VAT fraud. I got a clean bill of health. I kept my books spot-on. Every invoice with a number on it and all the rest of it. Why aren’t the shops having the same treatment, by the HMRC. Today it’s very easy to see where funds are going once they get in a bank. It was very easy to trace where the rinsed money is coming out of. Why isn’t this?

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

@@noelht1 imagine if the cook report was still going?

[@ge2719]

"We didnt go after them because of how it would have looked". Oh wait no that was what the police said about not arresting grooming gangs. This situation these barbers will also have perfectly clean looking books. Because other than monitoring every single customer that goes in over a month and comparing it to what they claim, the books will just say they had x number of customers, and the correct amount of money in the bank, and then they pay the tax on it. There's no actual product they need to purchase from a supplier and hand it to a customer. Its haircuts, paid for in cash, if they say they cut 100 peoples hair in a day, and paid tax on that then the government don't seem to care where the money actually came from. I guarantee though, they also arent doing as much as they should because of "how it would look" that every week on the news it'd be another "Asian" criminal gang being arrested.

[@melodymoore9765]

You’re totally correct. I did VAT books for my husband and I know about the scrutiny.

[@simont1108]

@@ge2719 Covert camera set up is cheap compared to on scene surveillance, run the footage at the end of week/ month and then you have evidence of disparity between footfall and takings. Is the establishment struggling with it or part of it?

[@ge2719]

@@simont1108 sure, but someone still needs to review days worth of footage. though it's a perfect application for ai to do it, but it being the government i'm sure they'd spend millions on a system that goes three times over budget and doesnt work in the end.

[@Compliment_Thief]

Two words, *MONEY LAUNDERING!*

[@mjh5437]

Immigrant laundering

[@Compliment_Thief]

@ no it’s the Heron drug!

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

​@@Compliment_Thiefmade out of birds ?

[@Compliment_Thief]

@@johnchrysostomou9417 yes lil buddy, made out of birds….😉

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

@@Compliment_Thief 🤣🤣👍

[@tomkirtley4534]

I live in a little ex-pit village in NE-England with a total population of 10,000 we now have 5 Turkish Barber Shops all are mainly empty but have 2-3 staff. All men in the age range of 20's - 30's

[@Eubonian]

The same age profile of the dinghy divers. Just saying.

[@FissionChips]

Agree . . go figure!

[@bettyb.7971]

Why there are no controls in such businesses?

[@stevenmills142]

Islamic Army at the ready 😊

[@mrheavywater]

I can back this comment up, it the truth.

[@daveboyo920]

Dumb government turning a blind eye.....AS USUAL.....

[@frogmastiff8198]

they don't turn a blind eye, because as long as your paying tax your at the bottom of the list of crimes to solve, something i was told way back in the 80/90's

[@PeterMcNab-nq2cc]

The UK 🇬🇧 GOVERNMENT gives all these NEW BARBER SHOP'S 2YEARS TAX FREE DISCOUNTS & I have been in BARBER SHOP'S where the EMPLOYEES CANNOT EVEN SPEAK A WORD of ENGLISH & WORKS FOR CASH IN HANDS TOO AS THEY ARE RELATED TO THE OWNERS or are just good FRIENDS WITH THE OWNERS. SO PEOPLE OF UK 🇬🇧 PICK YOUR BARBER CAREFULLY WHEN YOU GO TO GET YOUR HAIR CUT TOO .

[@isobelR1618]

I get where you're coming from, but it goes deeper, and no, they know exactly what's going on.

[@smallfeet4581]

​@@isobelR1618 maybe they can keep their eyes on them in these 'barber shops' , lots going through my head as to what's going on , but drugs are a big issue as are trafficked people

[@saintrobski]

Deliberately, as they know full well what's going on.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

My own barber is the third generation of his family in that business, so I think we can assume that he knows the economics of running a barber shop. There used to be three barber shops serving my small Pennine town, until SEVEN so-called "Turkish" barbers opened in the 300 yard main street in the last four years. My barber insists that there is no way on this Earth that there's enough legitimate business for them in this town, so they _must_ be supported by some other - almost certainly illegal - means, _as well as_ failing to declare earnings.

[@stevebbuk9557]

Everyone knows they are money laundering places. They have about three legitimate customers per week, yet seem to be able to pay business rates and other associated costs with ease.

[@subraxas]

Maybe they also cut keys. 😀 😛

[@robm8809]

​@stevebbuk9557 And the "proprietors" usually rock up in big, very expensive German cars too.

[@gb5584]

​@stevebbuk9557 3!?

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

@@Kevin-mx1vi it's obvious, the only ones who don't see it is the lefties, usually due to their own naivety, denial, or sheer stupidity.

[@jamiestewart139]

More Barber's than pubs these days...

[@sandyno1089]

More mosques than pubs.

[@1gerard47]

​@@sandyno1089correct.

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

Then again some pubs can be pricey due to inflation and having to keep up with the costs of running a pub today. Also it's cheaper to buy some alcohol and drink at home.

[@spankingb4bedtime350]

​@@sandyno1089most closed down pubs are turned into mosque or raised to the grown to build flats

[@JackieHoyt]

​@@sandyno1089 Mash'Allah

[@brianeasy9]

Why are the mainstream media silent on this issue? Where is the investigative journalism?

[@NMS247]

That doesn’t exist in mainstream media 😢

[@greasybumpkin1661]

"Where is the investigative journalism?" you're looking at it stop whining and expect the BBC to come save you, you can't fix him babe, support the new media who tell on this

[@SimonPerry-cz4ke]

Barbers shops have very low regulation so they are suitable for being used as a Front for illegal activities,

[@boulecoq1700]

My barbers in Blackburn is run by three Iranian lads. They’ve been there for years. And it’s very busy. Good hairdressers. But recently two more have opened on the same street. Also vape shops on the same street. And countless amounts of gross chicken outlets.

[@chrisgregory9836]

should the police not be acting on all these phoney shops and getting them closed down instead of arresting keyboard warriors for expressing their hate at this Government and its dictator of a leader

[@DanielsTravelVlogs]

The police wont. They are servants of the government similar to how UK soldiers are pawns of the monarchy. Puppets who do what they are told.

[@DanielsTravelVlogs]

Plus it earns the govt money

[@philldear3346]

Police will do nothing Two Tier Kier will see to that

[@llljustcallhimdave]

@@philldear3346 🥱

[@TheAdeybob]

Tabloid headlines have burned your brain mate.

[@mrrcassidy]

The owner of my local Turkish barber shop drives a lime green Lambo. I've never seen more than two customers in the shop. The local councils must know what's going on. A pragmatist would suggest that at least this way the councils and HMRC are getting a cut. 25% of something is much better than 0%.

[@rgw5991]

I think it is a way to drive up rent... and avoid the facing the reality that their rent is too high and that their neighbourhood is a ghosttown. we are living in a secret ghost-town, a town that hides the fact that it is dead.

[@arostwocents]

Most councils have huge numbers of Muslims and are VERY focused on DEI so the internal power exists to ensure nothing is done. We have corner shops that exclusively sell fake baccy. The tiny amount of actual stuff is all out of date and for display only

[@MarjorieDuncan-lk7lz]

How many customers would need to go to barbers a week to finance luxury lifestyle including cars??

[@mrdemocracy7106]

If the British Public can see what's going on why are the Police and local authorities turning a blind eye?

[@mrrcassidy]

@@mrdemocracy7106 For the reason I gave in my post. Money.

[@patrickjosephhenderson4123]

Money from the drugs supply has to be cleaned up and run through a business account to make good

[@Jme-eh2ni]

✅

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

@@patrickjosephhenderson4123 like the bank of England and cartel money ? Boris's russian mates using London property as a washing machine? Is ignorance bliss?

[@juicylouisey]

Don’t forget the human trafficking gangs.

[@Empathusiast]

​@@juicylouiseyNah the barber shops are usually a different front than that.

[@buckrogers4720]

Thanks for that Sherlock

[@mcrorie2021963]

I live near to consett which is close to Durham. I counted 23 turkish barber shops within a 1 mile radius.

[@MrJohnL21]

One notices that most of these new 'barbershops' allege to be 'Turkish', but I'm not sure how that was ever supposed to be a special recommendation. I am, however, aware of the cultural and religious associations of alleged 'Turkishness' that lead one to become a little suspicious, and that there is a strange similarity with many corner shops that also don't appear to be making much money through the till in th normal way. I'm also aware that a lot of these enterprises seem to be appearing in neighbourhoods not associated with the ethnic/cultural groups running these businesses, which then seems to lead to an increase in the presence and activities of the groups concerned - which existing residents in the areas in question might not consider particularly welcome for a variety of reasons. To misquote the introduction to TV's classic 'Star Trek', it seems to be a case of certain people seeking out new places where they're not needed, wanted or welcome - but those facts don't appear to concern them much.

[@MrStoryBox]

You're definitely right, there seems to be a strong focus on "Turkish barbers" but in all honestly, that has never been a selling point for me. Surely it can't be too long until their 'game' is up...

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

I've wondered that, it's not like they're known for being great barbers either?

[@stephenmcevoy7730]

I bet you don’t just hate Turks I’m guessing you have similar opinions on any one who isn’t white haha😅

[@mystickManney]

Turkish barbers is just a money laundering front

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

Nice bit if rambling racism there .

[@Benjy9845]

UK is so shady these days, it's unbelievable.

[@jeffreybickerton4422]

Shut them down! It's simple

[@brendanroberts1310]

No chance the pay the council rates so they don't give a toss. Plus a open shop is better than a empty shop, to them.

[@smallfeet4581]

​@@brendanroberts1310 yes the council would approve , anything for diversity , that's how the g\gangs got away with things for so long , hmm

[@soozikins]

Yeah, like stop the boats.

[@Nobodycares22222]

@@brendanroberts1310 corrupt councils, they can go aswell.

[@Baatunde-b8m]

I wonder what's happened to good old fashioned under cover policing and surveillance. If your shop was watched for a whole month and you managed a total of less than 100 customers, how on earth would you be allowed to declare 10k in takings?

[@andrewhoward7200]

That's interesting, I live in Germany and every time a German shop closes an immigrant opens up one of these nasty shops,and the town by degrees becomes nastier. We really do need to get our countries back.

[@robm8809]

Well said!

[@JackieHoyt]

Alhamdulillah

[@zaffarmohammed2984]

Then go and shop there supporting these business owners. You sound ignorant

[@arostwocents]

Germany must rise and lead all free European peoples

[@arostwocents]

This time it would be awesome if you manage to successfully end usury too

[@eshol]

Same situation is happening in Germany too. Now I understand the reason of their very existence.

[@andrewhoward7200]

@eshol There is hardly a town in Germany that doesn't have these pestilential Turkish barbers. Nur noch AfD!

[@Jim-r4p]

Why take so long to come yo your point? It could have been short and punchy and thought provoking. Instead, especially with using that boring voice, it was tediously long and stilted.

[@andypav690]

Clickbait!!! Blah blah blah

[@FieryExploder]

Longer video more ad run time, loads of KZbinrs do this 😭

[@philip9083]

I was in my local Lloyd's bank the other day, in the queue at the cashier in front of me was a asian or Turkish man ,he placed a plastic bag on the counter and removed first a stack of £ 20 pound notes about the size of a two pound bag of sugar, which the cashier tapped on the counter to square them up I presume, then placed them on a counting machine, when that was done he removed a same sized amount of £5 pound notes and she did the same with them ,he looked round at me a couple of times very suspicious, then picked up a few bags of silver change said thankyou and left the bank ,i was going to say to the cashier when it was my turn ,that looks very suspicious, but i decided not to. We have two Turkish barber shops in our small town , they never seem to have customers in when I pass which is about three times a week so I wonder where all that cash cams from.

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

Maybe work harder earn more money and then envy won't bother you .

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

When I ran a business I would, occasionally, get paid in used fivers. Not usual, but often enough to be irritating, I'd then have to take the money to the bank as it belonged to my company, not me. No dodging the VAT there, I'm afraid. Every time I deposited the cash I would get quizzed on where I had got it from. Bank tellers are obliged to do so to combat money laundering, apparently.

[@Ash-BRFC]

Mind your own business.

[@johnchrysostomou9417]

@@philip9083 ah bless .

[@keithrn9447]

Only two? In our small town we have 5 Turkish barbers which seem to be empty the majority of the day! All nicely kitted out too. Nail bars are also prevalent and quite busy.

[@Iamworthit58]

In my little town not only we have barbers we have an even larger amount of nail shops. Always empty and I was sure it was a front for something. Now I am sure of it. Love this segment.

[@JoshLevy-qf2us]

They all leave in their flash, expensive cars after they've finished their so called work!!! Unimaginable profits made from cutting hair and cooking chips etc!!!

[@NiallWardrop]

The latest variant seems to be new cafes opening up, all with similar decor and distinctive signage similar to the sweet shops, no bacon on the menu for some reason.

[@JoshLevy-qf2us]

@NiallWardrop Just imagine with the way things are going, if they take over the supermarkets, there will be no pork and halal only. So many, especially lefties don't take their dominating mindset seriously. In the future when they get even more numbers, infidels will find out how moderate they really are. Cheers anyway.

[@marcs4563]

They're all coke and heroin dealing syndicates cleaning dirty money through cash only shops

[@jibberism9910]

u got a problem with chips?

[@JoshLevy-qf2us]

@jibberism9910 yes but I'd rather not talk about it. Cheers anyway.

[@PaulMiller-h2l]

They have a sign reading....No Cash left here overnight, in fact they store the cash inside a vacuum cleaner, but always sweep the shop using a broom, if the shop is raided no one looks inside the vacuum.

[@Ady942]

Its the drug business that has to be able to clean the money

[@SewingDee]

That and illegal immigration, prostitution, human trafficking - basically anything they can make money from!

[@Noseypoke-mr7th]

The clue...Audi's/Mercs + Range Rovers parked o/s + never any customers, or a naive indigenous "customer", not yet suffering from weird scabs on they're head + neck from un-sterilised barbers tools (cases rising sadly). On our local High Street there are 9 "Turkish Barbers" in a mile of road, The original English Barbers Shop having a Turkish establishment either side??, the amount of Take Aways is also weird as to HOW THEY MAKE enough takings to stay solvent??. Maybe the Gov could employ more Trading Standard Teams to check out Hygene etc etc ...But as these business's are given Government free grants(tax payers money) to set uop in the 1st place I doubt that will happen. Too easy nowadays with DEI to get your mates into positions of power, like the old saying "who polices the police"? answer...the Police. Great vid MrStoryBox.

[@PeterBren]

Just why are the Turkish allowed to come to the UK and open a business? Does everyone in the world have that right. I know most countries in the world I would not be allowed to go there and open a business without a lot of trouble with immigration.

[@brendanroberts1310]

There not Turkish most of them are middle Eastern.

[@Duncan-Bizkitts]

Doesn’t matter really where they’re from. The take away message is anyone can come to England and take the piss and get away with it. If you white English and don’t pay your tv licence, council tax or whatever you’ll end up in prison.These fuckers walk away laughing

[@DanielGroves-h1j]

@@PeterBren I'm going to turkey to open many barber shops

[@paulsz6194]

With so many Polish in the UK, why does it seem to be that all these Barber shops are Turkish run? No Polish Barber shops?

[@zenithkaijaou4182]

The Polish don’t open barber shops, but they do open cleaning businesses because they’re good at polishing

[@cervelo9465]

Barber Shops, Nail Bars, Candy Stores, Hand Car Wash, Massage Shop, etc. etc. etc.

[@billybunter2710]

I have been saying this for years, Amen and thank you.

[@jibberism9910]

so you're the big inspirator eh? Cops gonna love this one

[@michaelkenny1326]

All British men should use the British barber's, end of

[@noelht1]

Do you want your answer, here is your answer.They only take cash. Never cards. Businesses don’t like taking cash because they have to pay fees on it when they put it into the bank. But these businesses take cash so they can rinse it in with the dirty cash before they put it in the bank, and the fees are merely the cost of doing business. To get clean money out the other end.

[@garlicnaan1]

Not true. My local Turkish barber takes card and cash. Who's gonna turn their nose at cash. Keep in mind,this government is robbing us left right and centre but you complain that things are expensive and tax is high but you are happy for them to do this to you,play the game my friend.

[@JonWhitton]

A front for illegal operations

[@bencooper2207]

Totally agree. Maidstone has about 15 barbershops, most looking empty. Why does the council keep issuing licences. The same goes for booze shop, vape shops and mobile phone shops. I get the council need to fill empty premises, but if they know it fuels crime, they should curtail it

[@lothos-tu4uh]

...takeaway shops, food delivery drivers and taxis...ready made distribution network with links to the black market...

[@worldofameiso5491]

I love how the NCA has 'issued a warning'. I think most people have known what is going on for a few years now.

[@newton18311]

DRugs

[@thechurchchronicles8580]

The one near me has a cocaine business operating outside their door. They are rarely busy. There is a kurdish kebab shop a few yards away. It is a no go area after dark, and pretty dodgy during the day. The main dealer parks all day in the disabled space opposite the shop but never gets moved on. 😢

[@DorWest-p3m]

Sounds nice

[@aljames7839]

Price we pay for Kurds looking after the ISIS prisoners in Iraq/Syria our Allie in war, now all selling duty free cigs and tobacco in every Shop they got

[@bladez69]

I've been a Barber for 30 odd years I have shop Makes me blood boil when we have to rectify all the bad haircuts from the migrant shops Most are not qualified Have no insurance Most are money laundering or drug dealing Lots of Barber shops lots of Barber shops are being Investigate by immigration

[@MrStoryBox]

You are clearly one of the the hidden gems that I mentioned, because it's honestly so hard to find a good barber's nowadays! And I couldn't agree with you more there

[@bladez69]

@MrStoryBot I love have this video and put on Social media

[@MrStoryBox]

@@bladez69 I really appreciate that! Would be great to see this issue talked about more

[@Eggzy-b7f]

Boils your blood that you're getting more clients?😂

[@Screwball70]

I agree with you wholeheartedly, how can 18 Turkish Barber shops in one small/medium Welsh town make any money? The shops are usually empty apart from the half dozen or so staff sat in each store drinking coffee and standing outside smoking with the 'barbers' from the competitions shops, on one street there are 5 of these middle eastern barbers next door to each other, and have you seen the flash cars these lads drive, considering they never have customers they seem to be making money somehow. One more thing I have kinda been watching these shops in my town and the staff in the shops is constantly changing, the prices that are advertised on the list on the door is three times what my local barber was charging so they don't even try to be competitive on price to draw customers in, it's as if they don't want to cut your hair, or perhaps they don't want you finding out they can't cut hair 🤔. So how are they making a living do you think 💬?

[@Totalplonker]

Funny enough, my local barber just got nicked for selling drugs. I've been his customer for over 6 years. I had no idea he was a barber 🙄

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Have a business that doesn't sell a product, (except kebab), just a service. Cash transactions only. No receipts. Amount of clients can be altered to whatever amount is required. You make, for example, £3000 in haircuts per week. Your business account says you made £150,000 per week. In a town of 10,000 people? Half women. Another six barbers there as well for competition. Many of these "business owners" also have a kebab/chip/chicken/pizza takeaway shop and a nail salon. Probably a sell-everything grocery. Not necessarily in the same town. Also run a cab service, goes with the home deliveries. Phone shops too, got to have a constant supply of untraceable phones. I probably have just around the corner from me about 3 barbers and 3 kebab/takeaway shops in a small stretch of road, some even directly opposite each other. In a small Kent town. There are more further up the high street.

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

I live in the Medway in Kent and it is the same scenario here.

[@julialammot7653]

We are drowning it it and some people cannot see what's happening!

[@gusdogbrownlab435]

How about local town planners doing their job properly. Having several of these ''Barber shops'' next to each other in our town? How are they given permission to do so? Oh yes sillly me...bungs and bribes of course when i couldn't put my garden shed in the place I wanted it.

[@Trevor_Austin]

The price of a haircut can easily be determined. With this known, HMRC can monitor a shop over a period of time and determine its income. Then, the known takings are compared with the declared income. As these guys are greedy there will be large disparities - the difference being dirty money. This allows all of their assets to be seized as proceeds of crime. Rinse and repeat.

[@rolandgent5754]

If only HMRC had enough staff to do that

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@rolandgent5754 ... or the will. Perhaps the cops could lay off policing tweets and lend a hand?

[@DeathwaveUK]

That would require the HMRC to actually care. As long as they are getting their cut of the pie via the business tax they are not bothered if the other numbers do not stack up.

[@paulsz6194]

@@rolandgent5754 usually they only pay attention to it and investigate and "Respond" to allegations if there is enough media attention drawn to it …

[@stepchicken3238]

Most of the High St shops are probably money laundering operations for m*slim gangsters. And, before some leftoid jumps on me: obviously, except for Boots, Superdrug,... the old brand names, in other words. If you look around, you won't see many shops you'd actually want to use: Kentucky Chicken, U.S Candy, etc, etc. Garbage! What happened to the original shops? They went out of business due to high rentals by greedy landlords; only gangsters can afford them.

[@juliansadler6263]

Not just barbers. A local corner shop was notorious for the number of motorists who drove from miles around to that one shop. Drugs of course. The shopkeeper is now doing time.

[@kiuk_kiks]

I know of a few legitimate barber shops, most of which are black owned in my town though there’s plenty of “Turkish barbershops” around. Some seem legit because of how beautiful they are and their clients, but their density in such a small area always had me questioning their profit margins.

[@MrStoryBox]

Yeah they aren't all bad. But there's definitely some shady practices going on, especially in the small areas where you rarely see anybody inside.

[@muckle8]

I have a hard time believing they are indeed separate enterprises and not one giant nationwide linked up nightmare about to be come truely evident

[@johnmccollchristianteachin3150]

Seems legit? Don’t be so stupid!!

[@pavloskritikos8256]

Unfortunately in UK even some awful takeaways no matter how bad food is there still remain open so are barbershops.

[@neilsmith2047]

Agree. Shiny new shops spread all around town especially in quiets streets, and few customers even in the busier streets. Locals know the busy places and where say traditional confectionery shops could not possibly survive. e.g. a very large shop on the traditionally prominent shopping street where only really big and/or successful shops can work. i.e. not one selling a few bags of overpriced basic confectionery. It's a bit obvious yet the council and landlords happily go along with the plan. Why?

[@jameskrell4392]

The governement need taking to task over this, its well known whats happening. There are seven in our high street and even on a Saturday they are empty.

[@andrew.b-d4o]

Ive been saying this for years....empty shops on an empty high street and with local taxes and energy so high how can these shops exist ?

[@rogerbarton1790]

The worst bit about mum cutting my hair was the bits that were left in the pudding basin when she made steak & kidney pie. 🤣

[@bigbruno594]

I got to a hairdresser run by a great guy from Jordan, he is a really nice guy, he doesn’t mind having a conversation with you or just working in silence. He provides a great service on a very busy street, on of the main streets in town but he is thinking of quitting and setting up a new hair dresser in his garage as he hasn’t been making the kind of profit he wants to make since Covid. He is simply a hair dresser, nothing going on in the back, just cutting hair, the other employees do everything else. Other businesses seem to stay open while providing a much worse service for higher prices, if that isn’t proof there’s something not right going on with them then idk what is.

[@grahamelliott6041]

Three "Turkish" barbers in my town, and none of them have any female hairdressers, why aren't the feminists complaining about this ?

[@folksurvival]

Why would a barber shop have female hairdressers?

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@folksurvival Most of the barbers near where I live are women. Or, at least, they were. Now they are mostly 'Turks' who speak little English.

[@grahamelliott6041]

@ to cut hair 🤷‍♂️

[@isobelR1618]

Man you're splitting hairs 🤣

[@Andy-fd5fg]

A quick search in this here interweb would revel that a "Barber" is usually a person who cuts male hear, be it on their head or face. An apparently they also did surgery back in the days of old.... how barbaric! There was also one who resided in London, who allegedly turned you in to a meat pie! eeekkk!

[@garyjcampbell2058]

I went into a barbers here a few years ago and barber went at me with scissors whilst his phone was between his shoulder and jaw, talking. I told him I wasn't having that, it's dangerous, not to mention ignorant and disrespectful. I never went back. I was in another and he pushed my head forward with the electric razor, ouch. The industry needs to be regulated. They also are fighting rivals in racial terms, not just business. The standards in all areas of society are deteriating. Maybe we should organise a petition.

[@malcolmbrown3612]

What is HMRC doing about this? Don't they have to register for VAT? Bognor Regis has more barbers in one mile than charity shops, estate agents, and shoe shops.

[@davidlingard7369]

Do we actually have a department in the U.K. that deals with this sort of lawlessness?how come so many people from Turkey can just come into the country and set up a fraudulent business?this is absolutely crazy.

[@Ash-BRFC]

They're not from turkey. Loll

[@RandomStuff-yt2wz]

Because we have taken back control

[@chrismolloy8097]

They aren't all from Turkey I've spoke to somet hem from iraq and kurdistan, all from a similar demographic

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

My local car wash was involved in an attempted inter gang armed robbery, this in rural wales. 😐

[@soldierssoldier.1503]

There are over 20 newish barber shops in a very short area in my town, let alone the mobile phone and horrendous food shops, in one well known what was a lovely community has gone downhill so much it's become a total dump and avoided by most local people, it's becoming ridicules. Not forgetting car wash places where you never see the same workers twice in a row, they have zero wet weather clothing, wear things like jeans and trainers. Same owner but that's all, everyone else are different, week after week in a row, why I wonder?.

[@adep4886]

Speaking as a hairdresser for more than 45 years, I joined the national hairdressers federation simply because over 30 years ago there was a person on the committee whom was also a mp and they were trying back then to ensure that ALL salons and barber shop had to be registered including proof of qualifications BUT alas nothing has yet been done about this Why?!?!

[@kevcatnip7589]

My fave hairdresser and good friend has had to shut down after 40 YEARS

[@GuyWood-b5l]

People's hair appears to be growing fair faster than it ever used to. Perhaps it is due to vaping, and eating fast food and candy!? 😂

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Don't forget the EMs from telephone masts, oh, and chem trails ... 🤔

[@petergumbrill1898]

That'd be good, the more long hair about the better!

[@jamisu5467]

And taking the clot shot vaccine.

[@iamnooneiamnoone3591]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle all definitely real effects and backed by irrefutable scientific evidence, bravo

[@davidwright4891]

We seem to have lost control of our country open doors for organised crime and the government seems powerless to stop it.

[@martinwarner1178]

A small town near my house, cycled there one Sunday morning, arrived at noon. I passed three barber shops, all without customers! I am old so I know opening hours of barbers in England, NEVER on Sunday. Went in the pub garden for a beer, the garden area was full of what I first thought was drunken people....AT JUST GONE NOON! They were not drunk, spaced out and being sick all over the area. I soon left. Peace and goodwill

[@reclaimingminds2811]

Quite chilling, thank you for another informative video ❤❤ Happy successfully new year to you Mr SB ❤❤

[@conormcmenemie5126]

Bow Ness on the Firth of Fourth. A near catatonic post industrial small town. 2 Turkish barber shops open at 11 am on a Sunday Morning? Not even the pubs opened till 12.

[@PLeon-kd1yd]

Ffs ur definitely a product of snp education. Bo’ness, Firth of Forth

[@conormcmenemie5126]

@@PLeon-kd1yd ???? WTF.

[@PLeon-kd1yd]

@@conormcmenemie5126 u ya muppet learn to spell ffs

[@guygraham2580]

​@conormcmenemie5126 Misspelling the places where you actually live is a bit of a giant red flag for most literate folks! YMMV and all that so no offence intended, I'm just reaffirming the implication that such glaringly basic errors will inevitably negatively impact the confidence of anyone reading the entire comment in context.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

@@guygraham2580 Spelling becomes less and less importiant as one associates with more ppl from other countries and cultures where English is often their 3rd or 4th language. Language is a means of communication, not a pedistal for pedentery. As noted in this case your are more conserned about the written word than the message

[@Hugo-BB]

I have always wondered that, too. It's about 12 in my town. I dont use a turkish barber shop. I stick the British barber shops. That's just my preference.

[@gucciashton4731]

Great video. Definitely subbed. Hope you fire out a lot more videos like this, i love a heads up 😊

[@bcap5311]

Have one in my small village for over a year always seems empty but continues to trade and pay the bills?

[@Cloudshaping]

I feel like this is common knowledge among the British public. I’ve lost count of how many empty mobile repair and electronic shops I have seen opened, only to have them still be there three years later, still with no customers. Of course it’s laundering.

[@davidthomas1339]

And not a decent quartet among the lot of 'em.

[@johnk-pc2zx]

I hear them practising every morning. They're no good.

[@paulbelcher7059]

hahahahah

[@Tom-gv2eo]

😂😂😂

[@Mrdrunkenbadger]

Top comment! 😂😂

[@dom24363]

Try the one in Skope Illinois

[@youtubezombie547]

Same in Australia,you look at some of these shops that would be lucky to spin over a$50 a day and yet year after year they are still doing business and you have to ask how?

[@shaunpaulkeaney4862]

A was $50 for a haircut in sydney 😂 sure they can manage a cut a day

[@aljames7839]

Immigrants prolly charge koala bears , tax dodgers and eucalyptus traffickers 😂

[@EsterHendrix]

Same in Sweden

[@youtubezombie547]

@EsterHendrix Yeah, just been educated on some other forum, they're set up, supported by people or family members for permanent residency visas, apparently as I do not know anything about this, is that they set up these businesses,when they gain permanent residency, they sell them on to other immigrants wanting residency here, or other family members, some are bank rolled by wealthy families so they fiddle the books as far as income to show the business is buoyant, something like that, as I wrote have been past bakery shops, because of location and no access to parking would very poor in sales but they're there year after year, so it has to have some truth in it.

[@EsterHendrix]

@@youtubezombie547 In Sweden the authorities inspect barber shops if they suspect money laundering, there are now many e?plosions and sh?otings in Sweden that are related to dru?gs, last year there were 256 sho?tings, including sh??tings against a barber shop... the mainstream media calls everyone Swedish and those who are stupid and stick their head in the sand believe in it… it's sad that little safe Sweden now feels like a cri?minal ghetto…

[@stevenwilson2509]

COUNCILS NOT COMPLAINING RATES ARE PAID

[@pdtech4524]

I was using a local Turkish barbers for around a year, as the regular 'traditional' barbers I used previously closed down due to trading difficulties. The one thing that struck me was the high turn over of staff, every time I visited, there were new faces, EVERYTIME... The traditional barbers I used to go had the same 2 familiar faces each time over many years visiting. The other thing was the clear language barrier, it seemed only the manager could speak English and he would translate for the other staff, the manager was the only familiar face each time I visited. I got quite suspicious of how many staff seemed to work there and how few actual customers there were, how could they trade successfully and legitimately? It just didn't add up... I've since I've changed to a traditional British barbers, who are much cheaper and does a better job, no language issues either! The surprising thing is now there are literally 20 or more similar barbers along the sane high street, all empty! This is a street where there used to be 3 and one closed due to 'difficult trading', it doesn't make sense how there are suddenly so many more... 😮🤔😳

[@grahamcammack479]

0:51 that’s Paul’s barbers on lark lane in Liverpool. He’s straight as they come and a local legend, the hell you using his image on a vid about crime for?

[@frankraw9991]

Kaahm down, kaahm down, kaahm down. 😂😂😂😂

[@BuzzRain]

There were barber shops and hairdressers still working during lockdown. Close the shop, advertise by word of mouth to call round the back or operate from the house.

[@arthurthomson]

Must be well of the one in our place never has any customers but has a ferrari parked outside and the internal fitting worth more than the car.

[@free2er]

In one of the episodes of Apprentice, they stated that there is very little clarity if ever over the expenses of a hair saloon or barber shop. Hence they are perfect to serve as a fronts for money laundering

[@dannythompson1948]

Hey brother, try a Chinese immigrant barber/hair stylist... they're often so good, that you can point at a Pic in a magazine and they'll get it spot on. Wonderful people, even when they don't speak English. They make you feel like you're doing them a favor!

[@MrStoryBox]

Thank you for the recommendation! I don’t think I’ve come across one before but I’ll keep my eyes open

[@warwickbunting4749]

Excellent recommendation and totally agree. A shame we'll have to wait for Reform to sort this problem

[@jimbo3075]

Why do local councils keep allowing these shops to open when the area is already saturated with them ?

[@themagnificentche1119]

What they’re all fronts lol😂 I have never given any of these businesses any money.

[@themagnificentche1119]

Maybe because they are not paying taxes and or business rates?!

[@arthurthomson]

More turkish barbers than charity shops now should be investigated for money laundering and kicked out and proceeds of crime seisure money would keep the pensioners warm for ever.

[@frogmastiff8198]

The government has a lot less issues with crimes that pay taxes even if it is through money laundering, its been like this for decades, smart criminals pay tax

[@williamgraham2708]

You're right - the only thing the authorities in America could pin on Al Copone was tax evasion!

[@glyn2370]

In my village we have 6 barbers and hairdressers, 6 take aways and 5 beauticians. We have a vape shop as well now that used to be a barbers.

[@Screwball70]

And every one of the Turkish barbershops in my town only take cash. I wouldn't call these Turkish barbers cheap, £20 avarage for the graders run over the sides and back and a complete fk up trimming the top, compared to my local barber, UK borne bloke gives a brilliant haircut and for a tenner. Plus these Turkish shops are always empty, there are 18 Turkish shops in my town and two local lads that have shops so 20 barbers in a town that has probably 35 businesses all told open within the town centre that includes the 18 turkish barber shops, and the only prople usualy in the turkish shops are the lads that work in the other turkish barber shops that just pop into each others stores for a coffee and chat, even the shop fronts are a copy and paste of every other store. It boghles the mind.

[@thomasmorin749]

Always suspected Councils are complicit in this scam.

[@jimlepeu]

The modern day plague is ringworm that is being spread by barbershops.

[@moorshound3243]

What?

[@DoktorDestrukt]

​@@moorshound3243do you not understand get it into your brainlet

[@leehowson440]

We have Turkish neighbours who are also our friends. They told us that most of the Turkish barbers are Iraqis

[@BuzzRain]

Same as Indian Restaurants. Most are from Bangladesh.

[@timevans8902]

So true that about the restaurants. I mean , you couldn't say you're hoping out for a Paki?

[@AlAin-sk1pj]

Iraqi Kurds. They come over as asylum seekers, but return once a year on holiday. The ones I know come from middle class families with parents who own property and siblings who are engineers back home. It’s a complete joke.

[@maria-il2uz]

how do they know,

[@AlAin-sk1pj]

@@maria-il2uz I’m assuming you’re European. Picture yourself in China where there were thousands of businesses masquerading as French cafes, but were run by Germans. The average Chinese member of public would be pretty oblivious, but you would know.

[@ianspeed2009]

It will be weapons next.

[@MrStoryBox]

Can’t disagree with you there…

[@oldhippiejon]

All ready do I feel.

[@maria-il2uz]

a razor could be a weapon

[@beany2456]

I have not eaten any food from a takeaway in the last 15 years, and never will again. As yourself do they wash their hands, was this food stored properly, and how was it cooked.

[@Alisha-d5k]

The Marmaris turkish barbers in your video is in taunton, they are supposed to be a good one, is been there for new, but Taunton does have way too many of all these shops, they seem to have all popped up in the last 1 to 3 years

[@archangel6676]

Marmaris is usually empty... I know pass it everyday.

[@petefletcher5380]

Quite simply if you want to combat the illicit trade in barber shops than ban cash sales. This was done in the scrap metal industry so there's no reason why it can not be done in the barber shop trade.

[@ericbrown7297]

Our town has at least 6 barber shops which always appear to be empty of have just one or two customers yet are flourishing, judging by the cars being driven by their owners.

[@AntonyFirbank]

I've been visiting the same Turkish Barber for six years now, great haircuts, great shaves, great guys.

[@Nobodycares22222]

everything has a beginning and end, once the money stops going in and the gangs start to fall apart, you'll see these places will be left abandoned

[@Tom-gv2eo]

😮 and then therl be many unhappy,, poorer, Councils

[@jamisu5467]

Most barber shops in London are divided into two. The front area is 'barbers' and the back area is where they do the 'real business' - You will see many of them have rear access so they can run 24 hours and no one knows what's really going down.

[@jamessherlock6912]

Bro look at Kensington high Street and Prescott road in Liverpool. There is at least 20 "Barbershops" in the space of a mile. They are nearly always empty, Don't use scissors so how do they stay open. Drug dealing.

[@MrStoryBox]

Oh yeah mate, for sure! That's why they only take cash...

[@Eggzy-b7f]

Why does it bother/matter to yous?😂

[@emmareilly5141]

​@Eggzy-b7f are you Turkish by any chance lol 😆

[@stephenmcevoy7730]

Emma r u racist by any chance haha😂

[@tonyyates2012]

Not drug dealing, it's a front for money laundering.

[@uhgluk80]

A Barber shop near where I live hardly has any customers in all day, but the owner can drive around in a high end merc, has four employees working and most of the time you see them they are stood outside smoking or vaping unless it's raining or cold then they go in the back, go figure

[@seanmcilvenie9097]

These doctors contribute so much to our communities.

[@cervelo9465]

Reform UK has also stated about this, the rise of dubious cash businesses. Barbers, nail salon, etc.

[@sandyno1089]

I'm proud to say I voted Reform, we desperately need change.

[@P.H.888]

Kebabs Barbers fried chicken Mobile phones nail bars suntan Car wash illegal black market no tax probably all claiming benefits! Then housing rent a room HMO’s Turning into a 3rd world country in a generation!

[@P.H.888]

No that’s Labour we need Reform! Not change!

[@mrgobrien]

so i'll wait for pm farage of reform in 2029 at the earliest then - sorted.

[@corners1733]

@sandyno1089 You're stupid thinking the Reform party's any different from any other party

[@Quebecoisegal]

a) what have barber shops to do with Turkey and b) why are UK councils ok with every third shop being a barbers?

[@geoffclark4342]

A barber shop near me is open on Sunday and has about two customers. Most of his time is spent on his mobile, wonder where his wages come from??

[@mikegee8732]

so then, if this is known to be happening, what is the NCA, in co-operation with HMRC doing to investigate each of these 'businesses'?