Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
2nd January
Contact: Keith Flett 07803 167266
Jeremy Corbyn shaves Michael Rosen to win Beard of the Decade vote
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that after competition bristled in an on-line poll, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has shaved the opposition to win the title Beard of the Decade.
Corbyn received 60% of the several hundred votes cast in the poll that was run between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Author and broadcaster Michael Rosen was second and cricketer Moeen Ali came third
When the poll was last run, ten years ago, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis beat Fidel Castro. He was the only person to feature on both lists but was unplaced in 2020.
The campaigners say that the criteria for the Beard of the Decade list was that the individual had worn a beard consistently over the last 10 years and had a significant positive impact in the public eye.
The BLF says that Jeremy Corbyn’s beard has been a political symbol and central to British political life for much of the Decade just past.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Jeremy Corbyn has a done lot for diversity in politics underlining that political leaders don’t need to be clean shaven white blokes like Boris Johnson. It wasn’t enough for Labour to win the General Election but Jeremy’s beard power has been recognised in this vote.
Beard of the Decade
Jeremy Corbyn
Brian Blessed
Michael Rosen
Moeen Ali
Idris Elba
Michael Eavis
Billy Bragg
Robert Plant
Lennie Henry
Mark Gatiss
Roger Protz
Ted Kelsey
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