Beard Liberation Front
22nd March
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Campaigners say as just 4 of 85 Hereditary Peers have beards there is a clean shaven ruling-class culture
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that after the Sunday Times (21st March) published details of all 85 Hereditary Peers currently eligible to sit in the House of Lords it was concerned to find that just 4, around 5% have beards.
The four are:
Lord Thurso
Lord Hylton
Lord Lucas & Dingwall
Lord Greenway
Only Lord Lucas of the four is a Tory and the campaigners say that the lack of hirsuteness reflects the reality that the British ruling class still have a clean shaven culture where beards are regarded as doubtful at best.
Two of the four Lords listed are well known for their beards. Lord Thurso, as John Thurso, was named as Parliamentary Beard of the Year in 2008 and Lord Hylton, who has a distinctive organic beard, sometimes features on the shortlist for the same Award.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, when we find that just 5% of Hereditary Peers- by definition all men- have beards perhaps we can grasp one of the issues Buckingham Palace has with Prince Harry.
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