Beard Liberation Front
press release 16th September
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Beard Friendly Party Conference 2019: Liberal Democrats at most hirsute since 2014
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that with the Party Conference season underway as the Liberal Democrats meet in Bournemouth the battle has been well and truly joined again in the poll for the ‘Most Beard Friendly Party Conference’.
The LibDems are the traditional party of beard and sandal wearers but their conference last won the Beard Friendly title in 2014
The BLF has observers watching each of the main conferences, LibDems in Bournemouth, Labour in Brighton and the Tories in Manchester with the winner announced on October 2nd the final day of the Tory conference.
In the three days of the Liberal Democrat conference so far observers have noticed an enhanced beard presence and some younger speakers with beards. It is the first sign of an uptick in LibDem hirsuteness for 5 years
The title still looks set to be Labour’s to lose again with its first bearded leader since Keir Hardie stood down in 1908, as Jeremy Corbyn marks the 4th anniversary of his election as leader.
There is an on-line poll which closes on 2nd October.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett, these are uncertain times politically and it looks like the competition for the Beard Friendly Party Conference is very much in play.
Recent winners of the Beard Friendly Party Conference
2013 Liberal Democrats
2014: Liberal Democrats
2015 Labour
2016 Labour
2017 Labour
2018 Labour
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