Yep, often frequented The Cross Keys back in the day. There is a really good Spoons in Canary Wharf too.
I think you misread the implication of my post.
There are plenty of companies I don’t use based on poor experience with customer service, bad value, limited range of products etc. The politics of the owner doesn’t come into it. I almost never know who the owners are or what they think. I suspect that most successful business owners are probably Tories but it’s of no great interest when I’m trying to buy a good product or service.
Not frequenting somewhere because of the politics of the owner seems absurd to me, as you’d need to check the political persuasion of landlords at every pub to stay morally consistent.
the question was along the lines of “Spoons is great value for money (it is) so why do people slag it off?”. The answer is because the owner is a ‘****’ as it can’t be anything else. There is nothing all holy or virtuous about. He treats his staff poorly and thinks the world is about him.
How many big companies are owned by jolly nice chaps everyone loves?!
Not many but few go out of their way to act like a ****. A Brexiteer who then whinged post Brexit because he didn’t get what he wanted (more tax breaks, less regulation), throw his staff under a bus during Covid and blames others when things go wrong.
I did, thanks for clarifying.
www.theguardian.com
They’re merely quoting Tim Martin and his propaganda. The Guardian isn’t setting the record straight at all, just quoting him. He denies “abandoning” his staff, of course he does. Their union saw saw it quite differently.And yet another urban myth - this time about his staff. Maybe read the leftie newspaper article that sets the matter straight.
Tim Martin of Wetherspoon’s: ‘For a while I was hated based on false information’
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
www.megaphone.org.uk
They’re merely quoting Tim Martin and his propaganda. The Guardian isn’t setting the record straight. He denies “abandoning” his staff, of course he does. Their union saw saw it quite differently.
Email Wetherspoons to demand they pay workers in full during coronavirus
We are amongst the 40,000 staff at JD Wetherspoon who have been laid off after the chain closed its pubs in response to the coronavirus crisis. The government have pledged to cover 80% of wages for laid off workers, but Wetherspoons initially refused to cover the cost of our pay until the...
Who else?
I’ll think you find he changed his tune after getting pelters from the press. Initially he was going to sack them and it was a case of tough shit kids!And yet another urban myth - this time about his staff. Maybe read the leftie newspaper article that sets the matter straight.
Tim Martin of Wetherspoon’s: ‘For a while I was hated based on false information’
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
It’s a very nuanced statement, probably quite deliberately. But he has not denied his earlier position and the position which was changed only after pressure from the public, unions, allegedly the government and probably his own board and shareholders.
This.
as i recall he said openly what many companies just kept quiet about: shutting the business meant no money coming in, so staff wont be paid. ever heard of a business close indefinitely keeping their staff on? i think he spoke not believing government would do furlough, and days later it was all sorted.
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