John Thurso wins the annual award that matters most to proper liberals

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John Thurso wins the annual award that matters most to proper liberals

By Mark Pack | Sun 28th December 2008 - 11:09 am

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Yes, it’s the Parliamentary Beard of the Year award from the Beard Liberation Front (aka Keith Flett). If you doubt just how prestigious this award is, turn to today’s Sunday Times where the award basks in its national media coverage:

John Thurso, the Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, has been awarded the title of best parliamentary beard 2008 by something called the Beard Liberation Front. Thurso claims he grew it three years ago on holiday and couldn’t be bothered to shave.

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Jennie 29th Dec '08 - 1:29pm

“Related posts:

1. Is John Thurso the sexiest man in the Liberal Democrats?”

Oh God… I have to go look…

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