JD Wetherspoon, Business, Food & drink industry, Pubs, Coronavirus, UK job furlough scheme, Brexit Business | The Guardian
Britain’s most famous and most outspoken pub landlord is not afraid of controversy. But even he was shaken by the rough ride he got over Covid furloughsTim Martin owes an apology to the rightwing TV channel GB News. Earlier this year, the MP Lee Anderson – a presenter on the channel – suggested that shoplifters were not stealing food to eat but to make money selling it at Wetherspoon’s.“We hit the roof, as you can imagine,” says the pub chain’s founder and chair. Continue reading…
Britain’s most famous and most outspoken pub landlord is not afraid of controversy. But even he was shaken by the rough ride he got over Covid furloughs
Tim Martin owes an apology to the rightwing TV channel GB News. Earlier this year, the MP Lee Anderson – a presenter on the channel – suggested that shoplifters were not stealing food to eat but to make money selling it at Wetherspoon’s.
“We hit the roof, as you can imagine,” says the pub chain’s founder and chair.
