Alan Belmore leads the Ginger Revolution on Vice TV

5th May, 2010 by Webmaster

At just 19 years of age, Alan is the youngest parliamentary candidate in England and could become the youngest ever Member of Parliament if he wins the contest in Hemsworth tomorrow. A creditable performance on Uni-Q, which saw him lose the audience vote by the narrowest of margins to the NUS President Wes Streeting, has done his reputation as a formidable young politician no harm at all.

But we didn’t know the real Alan Belmore until we saw this fantastic mini-documentary by Vice TV. And we’re glad to have got a little bit closer to the man who would be our youngest MP. In the film, Alan reveals he’s a closet fan of S Club 7, that his signature look is “suit with jeans”, and that he secretly quite likes Twilight: New Moon. He’s very frank about anti-ginger discrimination too, where he says “there’s still a debate to be had”.

The film is part of a series of films about the election Vice TV has produced. There is also a film following Labour council candidate, 23 year old Mo Iqbal, and a film featuring young Conservative supporters and their drinking habits. We suggest you check them out.

Vice TV can be found at VBS.tv and you can follow Vice on Twitter @ViceUK. And check out Alan’s campaign site too, he’s also on Twitter @asbelmore.

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