Beard Liberation Front
21st May
Media Release
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Lockdown beard survey sees 57% demand that Government keep barbers shops closed
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that its survey of Lockdown beard wearers has found that 57% back the Government keeping barbers shops closed for the foreseeable future. 29% believed they should reopen for haircuts only, not beard trims, while 14% supported reopening*
The campaigners say that people should resist pressure to shave off their lockdown beards and return to work until there is clear guidance and a framework in place as to how this can be done while keeping their beard intact.
The new normal must include guarantees that make people feel it’s safe to return to workplaces and safe to do so while still wearing their lockdown beards
BLF Organiser Keith Flett, safety must be key to any return to work but so must guarantees that the days of shaving before going to work are at an end. We are calling on the Government to keep barbers shops closed and furloughed for the foreseeable future and to underline that shaving foam is not an essential item. A majority of lockdown beard wearers surveyed back our position and we expect the Government to listen
*The Beard Liberation Front surveyed 200 lockdown beard wearers in an on-line poll on 18 and 19 May 2020
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