Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
April 29th
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Campaigners call for first ever hirsute Northern Ireland First Minister
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that with Arlene Foster set to stand down as First Minister in Northern Ireland it is time for a clean break, and the appointment of a hirsute FM.
While the gender balance of First and Deputy First Ministers since the Good Friday agreement in 1998 has been better than several other UK nations, there has never been an incumbent with a beard.
The campaigners say while Northern Ireland has traditionally been a clean shaven culture, in recent times beards have bristled and politicians from across the spectrum have featured in the annual Beard of Ireland vote:
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, obviously there are many factors which go to determine who will be the next First Minister but we believe diversity should be one of them. Even if the leading contenders don’t currently have a beard there is time, in most cases, for one to be grown.
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