Tim Martin is slashing prices by 7.5 per cent at all Wetherspoon's pubs
Wetherspoon's boss Tim Martin has issued a call to arms to pubs and restaurants in an attempt to convince the government to slash "unfair" taxes levied on the sector. The pub chain founder said tax...
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Wetherspoon boss' Brexit diatribe: Tim Martin rants at CBI chief
The outspoken boss of JD Wetherspoon has used its results to hit out at the chief of one of the UK's largest business organisations in an extraordinary rant about Brexit, as he warned of higher costs...
View ArticleWetherspoon boss Tim Martin: I dare EU to round up ex-pats
Wetherspoon's Brexiter boss has demanded the government unilaterally guarantees the rights of Britain's EU workers and wrestles back control of the country's borders. In an open letter, Tim Martin...
View ArticleWhat consumer spending dip? Wetherspoon set to unveil rising sales
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is expected to confirm it has maintained steady sales growth this week as it unveils a fourth quarter trading statement, despite a slowdown in consumer spending and the rising...
View ArticleWetherspoon's boss blasts the FCA and tells the CBI to "put a sock...
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today pointed both barrels at the City's regulator, sections of the media and leading business organisations. A prominent Brexiteer, Martin said the fact that Prime Minister...
View ArticlePub industry rallies around Wetherspoon's call to lower tax burden
Prominent voices in the licensed premises sector yesterday rallied around calls for the government to reduce the tax burden on British pubs, warning that pubs are at risk of closure without action....
View ArticleThe final plastic straw: Wetherspoon's vows to use paper straws
Wetherspoon's and its senior management have taken stands on several issues over the years. Chairman Tim Martin is still expounding his views on Brexit, and last week all 900 pubs reduced prices in...
View ArticleWetherspoon's founder Tim Martin tells Remainers: Lay off Boris
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has criticised the "pro-EU Oxbridge orthodoxy", in an article defending foreign secretary Boris Johnson. The founder of the pub chain and Leave campaigner slammed...
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He's at it again: Tim Martin has put more Brexit beer mats in Wetherspoons
JD Wetherspoon has today placed 500,000 new beer mats in its pubs, in an effort to persuade punters unilateral free trade is the best approach for the UK post-Brexit. Founder and chairman Tim Martin...
View ArticleTim Martin: Wetherspoon's is "ready to leave the EU"
Pub chain J.D. Wetherspoon outperformed the market this morning as it revealed higher sales in a first quarter trading update. Like-for-like sales were up 6.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to the end of...
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Wetherspoon boss and CBI trade blows in no deal Brexit spat
The boss of Britain’s biggest pub chain and the CBI today traded blows as a public spat over the implications of a potential no-deal Brexit intensified. Wetherspoon's founder Tim Martin slammed the CBI...
View ArticleWetherspoon's shares are up after sales outstripped expectations
Sales at JD Wetherspoon pubs were even better than expected in the 12 weeks to 21 January, boosting the group's profits. Chairman Tim Martin warned that trading in the second half would be more...
View ArticlePub group shares sink as snow hits consumer spend
Shares in several London-listed pub groups fell today after new research showed spending in the sector has slowed. As part of its report on consumer spending which was released this morning,...
View ArticleJD Wetherspoon is shutting down its social media accounts
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin today slammed social media sites as he vowed to shut down the pub chain's Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. In the wake of the Facebook privacy scandal as well as...
View ArticleRevealed: The coffee chain with the best reputation in the UK
Public perception is rising for a clutch of major high street food and drink brands, a new report has revealed. Costa, Greggs and JD Wetherspoon have gained the most momentum when it comes to consumer...
View ArticleWetherspoons sales slow - but Martin is more focused on customs union
Wetherspoons's share price slipped as the pub chain revealed sales have slowed in the third quarter - but chairman Tim Martin used the latest update as another opportunity to wade into the customs...
View ArticleTim Martin slams government's Brexit approach as Wetherspoon sales rise
Tim Martin had reason to celebrate today as Wetherspoon's sales increased in the 10 weeks to the start of July. But the outspoken pub chain founder said the prime minister was making a mistake by...
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New Wetherspoon beer mats urge government not to pay £39bn to Brussels
Wetherspoon founder and outspoken Brexit advocate Tim Martin has called on leaders not to pay Brussels a Brexit fee and to end tariffs, by launching half a million new beer mats. Headlined "Free Trade...
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JD Wetherspoon boss launches another attack on VAT
The chief executive of high street pub chain JD Wetherspoon has again condemned the tax advantages supermarkets get over pubs.In a statement as part of the company’s interim financial results, Tim...
View ArticleJD Wetherspoon reports "slightly weaker" sales as World Cup fans...
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has revealed that sales have been slightly weaker during the World Cup, reflecting suggestions fans have been drinking at home during matches instead of going to bars. The...
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