Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
18th November
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Liberation Front will intervene in General Election
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that after policy discussions it will announce its Manifesto for the 2019 General Election this week.
The BLF is not party political but that doesn’t mean that it is not political in a broader sense
Its general demand for a Beard Friendly Britain is one that it hopes all mainstream political parties can act on. In this way it has some similarity with Extinction Rebellion who also want to press all parties to address the climate emergency.
However the BLF which has promoted the cause of beard wearers rights for over a quarter of a century remains pragmatic in its approach to politics.
While it hopes to press the case for a Beard Equality Act on the Tories and LibDems it is well aware that the only realistic chance of getting the issue addressed is via Labour.
Labour is aiming to elect the first hirsute Prime Minister since 1902 and clearly has some interest in promoting beard friendly policies for that reason.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, given the rise in beard wearing in British society its time politicians addressed the issue of discrimination against the hirsute. We will be looking for signs that the main parties are addressing the point but we are also hoping for some specific policy proposals from Labour
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