Beard Liberation Front
27th July
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Beard Campaigners sound note of caution in move of Morning Star to Croydon
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has sounded a note of caution on news that the Morning Star, the daily socialist paper, is to move from its current base in Hackney Wick to Ruskin House in Croydon.
The campaigners say that there are clearly sound reasons for the move, with less office space being required in an age of blended and hybrid working.
However during its tenure at Hackney Wick from 2002 the paper has seen its environs become one of the most beard friendly areas of the UK and this has been reflected in the fact that the Star has been the foremost reporter of beard news in the media.
The paper is based at William Rust House- the name of the founding Editor of the paper in 1930- himself clean shaven, and the name will be retained in the move to Croydon. However in the late John Haylett the paper had for many years one of the most distinguished hirsute Editors in the UK media.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, obviously we are concerned about the Star’s move away from Hackney Wick to Croydon, an area not noted for its beard friendliness. We will be reading the Star closely as ever in the hope that its excellent coverage of socialist beards continues.
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/goodbye-fish-island-hello-ruskin-house
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