Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
9th September
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Competition Bristles for Beard of the 151st Brighton TUC
UNISON’s James Anthony
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that the search for the Beard of the 151st TUC in Brighton is well underway with competition bristling on Monday.
The campaigners say that amongst the most impressive beards to address Congress on its second day were James Anthony from UNISON and Martin Russell from the RMT
In 2018 the National Education Union’s Kevin Courtney won by a close shave to be declared Beard of the 150th TUC Congress held in Manchester. UNISON’s James Anthony and the RMT’s Glenroy Watson tied for second place.
The campaigners say that historically the appearance of senior union leaders has been a kind of clean-shaven monochrome. While that has thankfully changed with more women in senior positions and Frances O’Grady as General Secretary, it remains the case that too many senior union officials are clean-shaven men in suits.
An advisory panel of trade union beard enthusiasts will flag impactful beards through the 4 days of the Congress
BLF organiser Keith Flett said, there is still a shortage of beards on the top table in Brighton but speakers from the floor are showing an enhanced level of hirsuteness.
The winner will be announced at 10am on Wednesday
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