Beard Liberation Front
7th November
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The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that it is not too late for Tom Watson, who will not stand as a candidate in the December 12th General Election, to get a place on the annual poll for Parliamentary Beard of the Year.
Watson won the title in 2009 but in recent years has been clean shaven.
However the campaigners say that male politicians who stand down from representative roles quite often grow beards afterwards to signify a change of image and approach, Al Gore being a notable example.
WIth the vote for Parliamentary Beard of the Year not opening until 22nd November Watson has time to grow a gravitas adding beard and get on the poll.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, this might well be Tom’s last crack at regaining his Parliamentary Beard of the Year title of 10 years ago and we hope he gives it a go
Winners of the Parliamentary Beard of the Year Award
2001 Jeremy Corbyn
2002 Charles Clarke
2003 Robin Cook
2004 Frank Dobson
2005 David Blunkett
2006 George Galloway
2007 Jeremy Corbyn
2008 John Thurso
2009 Tom Watson
2010 Gerry Adams
2011 Jeremy Corbyn
2012 Jeremy Corbyn/John Randall
2013 Julian Huppert
2014 Jeremy Corbyn
2015 Jeremy Corbyn
2016 Jeremy Corbyn
2017 Ben Bradley
2018 Jeremy Corbyn
2019…..
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