Beard Liberation Front
press release 18th September
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Beard Friendly Party Conference 2019: Liberal Democrats may challenge Labour
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that with the Party Conference season firmly underway the Liberal Democrats who met in Bournemouth could challenge Labour for the most ‘Most Beard Friendly Party Conference’ accolade for the first time in 5 years.
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.
BLF Observers noticed an enhanced beard presence at the Liberal Democrat Conference 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, to underline this is about the image a party conference displays not the policies that are on offer, such as they are. Its not yet fully clear what is driving the rise in LibDem hirsuteness but it is certainly all to play for in terms of beard levels for Labour in Brighton
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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