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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts?" Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. " So we all get it (65 000 000 of us) and 3 250 000 die..(2% is estimated mortality rate). Thats fina as long as NHS can cope? And you can have a pint? | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. " The Nightingales are no more than a grand gesture designed to make people think the government was doing something, we've never had the nurses and doctors to staff them. | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. " There may be Nightingale Hospitals however we still need enough healthy staff to work in them | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. So we all get it (65 000 000 of us) and 3 250 000 die..(2% is estimated mortality rate). Thats fina as long as NHS can cope? And you can have a pint?" Well i dont drink so no haha your pulling numbers out of your arse though becsuse 65 milliom wont be getting it all at the same time and over 90% of us that do get it the symptons will be so mild we wont even know we have it. So whats your plan anyway? I guess your one of these people happy yo be in lockdown till a vaccine comes along?? | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts?" he will be lucky if he can open at the end if summer | |||
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"It's his job to try and get his business up and running, he has a duty to the shareholders I suspect he knows there is very little chance of it happening though " He's a horrendous scumbag who doesn't give a fuck about anyone or anything except getting richer. This is just his tactic to wind people up to pressure the government into an earlier listing of the lockdown. | |||
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"Pubs not seen our kids or grandkids in 7 week only on video call wouldn't bother us if pubs was last to open even tho we both drink stay in and stay safe can have a drink anytime but family and friends come first just saying " same here.have missed grandsons birthday and oldest daughters birthday luckily still having my youngest so yea i not botherd how long there closed more important things i will be doing | |||
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"Sensible business decision . Start planning now how to restart your business and be ready to open and start trading again when you are allowed to. All businesses currently closed should be starting to look at this now. " Given that he has strongarmed his suppliers into not paying them until wetherspoo s reopens And told his staff to work for tesco before the furlough This psychopath doesn't need an more leg ups to be ready for trading. | |||
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"I wish people would boycott this clown’s pubs. We hadn’t heard from him for a while. It was enjoyable. " There's been an ongoing boycott of his pubs for about four years. | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. So we all get it (65 000 000 of us) and 3 250 000 die..(2% is estimated mortality rate). Thats fina as long as NHS can cope? And you can have a pint?" Well - yes. That's what to expect as there's no vaccine. We can't just stay at home waiting for a miracle vaccine, it's a virus so it's mutates just like flue does. May as well get on with returning to some normality and lockdown all the hospitals, care homes, hospices and all the associated staff as that's where the virus is now.. | |||
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"Sensible business decision . Start planning now how to restart your business and be ready to open and start trading again when you are allowed to. All businesses currently closed should be starting to look at this now. Given that he has strongarmed his suppliers into not paying them until wetherspoo s reopens And told his staff to work for tesco before the furlough This psychopath doesn't need an more leg ups to be ready for trading. " Who said he is getting a leg up ? | |||
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"It's his job to try and get his business up and running, he has a duty to the shareholders I suspect he knows there is very little chance of it happening though He's a horrendous scumbag who doesn't give a fuck about anyone or anything except getting richer. This is just his tactic to wind people up to pressure the government into an earlier listing of the lockdown."  | |||
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"He's a publicity whore, untrustworthy and unscrupulous. He started to throw his staff under the wheels of any vehicle to pop along at the start of this. His business should not be our priority. Even Stockholm has pubs shut, with their liberal approach. I think it's got to be a gentle, progressive release. Keeping people at home as much as possible, working and studying. The very lowest risk environments selectively released in trials, to measure the effects, perhaps in the most remote corners. Some businesses could move to serving outdoors. June could start to see some tiny trials, before broader trials and a bit more relaxation from August. Independent pubs could come a little earlier than big chains, perhaps 6 to 8 customers at a time from the start. " | |||
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"Sensible business decision . Start planning now how to restart your business and be ready to open and start trading again when you are allowed to. All businesses currently closed should be starting to look at this now. Given that he has strongarmed his suppliers into not paying them until wetherspoo s reopens And told his staff to work for tesco before the furlough This psychopath doesn't need an more leg ups to be ready for trading. Who said he is getting a leg up ? " You dont consider taki g massive lines of credit from your suplliers as a leg up? I guess we operate in different business worlds. The man is a tit, look at the comments on here | |||
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"Sensible business decision . Start planning now how to restart your business and be ready to open and start trading again when you are allowed to. All businesses currently closed should be starting to look at this now. Given that he has strongarmed his suppliers into not paying them until wetherspoo s reopens And told his staff to work for tesco before the furlough This psychopath doesn't need an more leg ups to be ready for trading. Who said he is getting a leg up ? You dont consider taki g massive lines of credit from your suplliers as a leg up? I guess we operate in different business worlds. The man is a tit, look at the comments on here " You think his business is the only one extending payment terms with suppliers ? Planning and preparing for restarting the business, ready for when it can open, is not a bad thing - it’s a sensible and responsible action to ensure the 43,000 employees have jobs to come back to . Every business that is currently closed should be doing exactly the same - will you also slate them for doing this? | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. So we all get it (65 000 000 of us) and 3 250 000 die..(2% is estimated mortality rate). Thats fina as long as NHS can cope? And you can have a pint? Well - yes. That's what to expect as there's no vaccine. We can't just stay at home waiting for a miracle vaccine, it's a virus so it's mutates just like flue does. May as well get on with returning to some normality and lockdown all the hospitals, care homes, hospices and all the associated staff as that's where the virus is now.. " The mutations are so small they're practically irrelevant at this juncture (livescience.com). Also, it's reckoned that, like other RNA viruses mumps and measles, it won't develop a resistance to vaccine. Looks like a wait and see issue whilst the scientists research cv19. | |||
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"He's a publicity whore, untrustworthy and unscrupulous. He started to throw his staff under the wheels of any vehicle to pop along at the start of this. His business should not be our priority. Even Stockholm has pubs shut, with their liberal approach. I think it's got to be a gentle, progressive release. Keeping people at home as much as possible, working and studying. The very lowest risk environments selectively released in trials, to measure the effects, perhaps in the most remote corners. Some businesses could move to serving outdoors. June could start to see some tiny trials, before broader trials and a bit more relaxation from August. Independent pubs could come a little earlier than big chains, perhaps 6 to 8 customers at a time from the start. " I'm not sure that it would be worth while pubs opening whilst social distancing is ongoing, because they wouldn't take enough to cover their costs, and they're certainly not charities. I really don't see pubs opening for months yet. | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. The Nightingales are no more than a grand gesture designed to make people think the government was doing something, we've never had the nurses and doctors to staff them." | |||
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"How many fab swingers run, or have run, their own businesses? Judging by the vitriol here, not many!" I'm not sure how that is relevant. He is a horrific individual. | |||
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"How many fab swingers run, or have run, their own businesses? Judging by the vitriol here, not many! I'm not sure how that is relevant. He is a horrific individual." Horrific... Such a strong word... | |||
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"He has breathed life into do many derelict fine city centre buildings, driven prices down, sells beer and food at very competitive prices.. Horrific indeed... Or is it his Brexit stance that annoys some people..." At least he doesn't go round spitting at the general public like some well known people do. | |||
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"How many fab swingers run, or have run, their own businesses? Judging by the vitriol here, not many! I'm not sure how that is relevant. He is a horrific individual. Horrific... Such a strong word... " And just about sums him up. | |||
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"He has breathed life into do many derelict fine city centre buildings, driven prices down, sells beer and food at very competitive prices.. Horrific indeed... Or is it his Brexit stance that annoys some people... At least he doesn't go round spitting at the general public like some well known people do." Who? | |||
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"How many fab swingers run, or have run, their own businesses? Judging by the vitriol here, not many! I'm not sure how that is relevant. He is a horrific individual. Horrific... Such a strong word... And just about sums him up." Or sums up his accuser ... | |||
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"How many fab swingers run, or have run, their own businesses? Judging by the vitriol here, not many! I'm not sure how that is relevant. He is a horrific individual. Horrific... Such a strong word... And just about sums him up. Or sums up his accuser ..." You are aware how he treated his workforce? Or that he pushed to stay open knowing it could well cost lives. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. " No one is knocking the pub trade. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade." Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.." I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here." So much hatrid for others saddens me ... | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ..." Ah well. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here." Think it's the fashion.. Sycophantic allegiance to selfish millionaires who ditch them to further line their own pockets rather than look after loyal employees upon whom the business is built.. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well." It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well. It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... " You would be happy if you were treated by an employer like Martin did to his? | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. Think it's the fashion.. Sycophantic allegiance to selfish millionaires who ditch them to further line their own pockets rather than look after loyal employees upon whom the business is built.. " Strange times indeed | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well. It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... " So. You are defending Tim Martin, a hateful and negative person who treats his workers like shit. By accusing people who don't like his behaviour, of being hateful and negative. Interesting, and bizarre, tactic. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well. It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... " It would mean more if the views were anything beyond anecdotal. Sometimes fab forums are like The Daily Mail. Disappointing really, because if the rest of society outside Fab were as polarised as the ones in here, it would be a dark world. Wetherspoons produces cheap reasonable food and beer, should that and millions of other jobs go to the wall? No. Taxes pay for NHS. Villifying the boss is easy, and socialism works well till someone elses money runs out - so how about suggestions that get that and other businesses going again... | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ..." Go work a shift at your local spoons then. You might feel more empathetic towards his staff The a maniacal madman hell bent on fucking anyone or everyone over who stops his vision of being the mcdonald's of the pub trade. And those low prices at wetherspoons... yeah that Becuase he shafted his suppliers to sell goods at almost cost price. And as for local pubs... Chains like this drove out most independent pubs in the early to mid 2000s Now at you can order the same generic woo woo cocktail weather you are getting on your flight to malaga or watching the big game in Manchester. I still think he looks like doc brown from back the future and he's just as nuts | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Go work a shift at your local spoons then. You might feel more empathetic towards his staff The a maniacal madman hell bent on fucking anyone or everyone over who stops his vision of being the mcdonald's of the pub trade. And those low prices at wetherspoons... yeah that Becuase he shafted his suppliers to sell goods at almost cost price. And as for local pubs... Chains like this drove out most independent pubs in the early to mid 2000s Now at you can order the same generic woo woo cocktail weather you are getting on your flight to malaga or watching the big game in Manchester. I still think he looks like doc brown from back the future and he's just as nuts " There are still big games in Manchester ? | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ..." Hatred is a bit strong but within the Licensing industry, of which I'm part and have been for over 30 years, Wetherspoons don't exactly come out smelling of roses. The way he's treated his employees is typical of the man and the way he treats his personnel in day to day working life. He's not the best; there are a few which I've experienced just as bad or worse, but there are a lot more who are good to work for. Then he's come out with this statement about him opening up when he says he is. So, he's God Almighty and knows better. But as I posted elsewhere, it's not just the Govt he has to adhere to. They can give their guidance, but the real power is with all the local Licensing teams inside all regional, county and local Councils who control what opens and what doesn't. He may well not find it that easy! | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well. It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... It would mean more if the views were anything beyond anecdotal. Sometimes fab forums are like The Daily Mail. Disappointing really, because if the rest of society outside Fab were as polarised as the ones in here, it would be a dark world. Wetherspoons produces cheap reasonable food and beer, should that and millions of other jobs go to the wall? No. Taxes pay for NHS. Villifying the boss is easy, and socialism works well till someone elses money runs out - so how about suggestions that get that and other businesses going again... " Just because you run a business doesnt make you beyond criticism? And just because you dont want to see normal not treated like garbage is nothing to do with socialism. | |||
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"Tim Martin like or hate aside, Weatherspoons are making plans so they can reopen when they are allowed to. Really can’t see why anyone has a problem with a business making plans - That’s sensible business planning . I hope more businesses are doing the same. The ability to hit the ground running may be the difference between surviving or going under. " It's about putting pressure on the government to call and end to the lockdown sooner. That's the problem. | |||
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"Tim Martin like or hate aside, Weatherspoons are making plans so they can reopen when they are allowed to. Really can’t see why anyone has a problem with a business making plans - That’s sensible business planning . I hope more businesses are doing the same. The ability to hit the ground running may be the difference between surviving or going under. " Personally I'd say not putting your staff and customers in danger is sensible business planning.(pre lock down) | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Go work a shift at your local spoons then. You might feel more empathetic towards his staff The a maniacal madman hell bent on fucking anyone or everyone over who stops his vision of being the mcdonald's of the pub trade. And those low prices at wetherspoons... yeah that Becuase he shafted his suppliers to sell goods at almost cost price. And as for local pubs... Chains like this drove out most independent pubs in the early to mid 2000s Now at you can order the same generic woo woo cocktail weather you are getting on your flight to malaga or watching the big game in Manchester. I still think he looks like doc brown from back the future and he's just as nuts " What has driven pubs to close is more to do with the tax and rents that some brewery's want for a struggling industry, walk in to any pub and if you find a real ale on tap it will beat least £2 cheaper than your regular lager, beer and spirits as there is no tax on so called micro breweries and Weatherspoon's have taken full advantage of this I don't know what deals they do with suppliers but the same beers are on tap for long periods so can't be all bad. Business is business and this guy is successful so there is always someone ready to have a Pop. | |||
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"I can't believe the hateful posts about him in this thread.. you would think he was Donald Trump.. read what some of you have written and feel shame.. Haters will always hate...." I would love to wipe my arse on Tim Martins mullet . Is that hateful enough? Tbh there is absolutely no chance his shitty pubs will be open in June. | |||
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"Well you can usually get a 99p pint of bitter in the spoons and a decent meal for little over a fiver... It will tempt some I am sure... " Only morons would risk getting the virus for a cheap pint and shitty cheap meal | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Go work a shift at your local spoons then. You might feel more empathetic towards his staff The a maniacal madman hell bent on fucking anyone or everyone over who stops his vision of being the mcdonald's of the pub trade. And those low prices at wetherspoons... yeah that Becuase he shafted his suppliers to sell goods at almost cost price. And as for local pubs... Chains like this drove out most independent pubs in the early to mid 2000s Now at you can order the same generic woo woo cocktail weather you are getting on your flight to malaga or watching the big game in Manchester. I still think he looks like doc brown from back the future and he's just as nuts What has driven pubs to close is more to do with the tax and rents that some brewery's want for a struggling industry, walk in to any pub and if you find a real ale on tap it will beat least £2 cheaper than your regular lager, beer and spirits as there is no tax on so called micro breweries and Weatherspoon's have taken full advantage of this I don't know what deals they do with suppliers but the same beers are on tap for long periods so can't be all bad. Business is business and this guy is successful so there is always someone ready to have a Pop." No whatsoever to do with being successful. | |||
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"Well you can usually get a 99p pint of bitter in the spoons and a decent meal for little over a fiver... It will tempt some I am sure... " I take it you have never eaten in a wethies? | |||
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"Well you can usually get a 99p pint of bitter in the spoons and a decent meal for little over a fiver... It will tempt some I am sure... " Yeah it will tempt the vulnerable and the poor and let's be honest the alcoholics. | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Ah well. It takes so much energy to be negative and hate.. put energy into positive things and be happy, feel happy and spread happiness... It would mean more if the views were anything beyond anecdotal. Sometimes fab forums are like The Daily Mail. Disappointing really, because if the rest of society outside Fab were as polarised as the ones in here, it would be a dark world. Wetherspoons produces cheap reasonable food and beer, should that and millions of other jobs go to the wall? No. Taxes pay for NHS. Villifying the boss is easy, and socialism works well till someone elses money runs out - so how about suggestions that get that and other businesses going again... Just because you run a business doesnt make you beyond criticism? And just because you dont want to see normal not treated like garbage is nothing to do with socialism." It is a more general point, distilled of several comments. He may or may not be worthy of bile. Criticise by all and every means, hold a lens to bad behaviour. Many CEOs are decidely challenging alongside average person. However pick your times and consider what matters. Yes staying safe, but if our economy collapses the covid deaths will be nothing in comparison. Poverty kills millions and is hardest on the NEXT generation... Get business going - THEN have a quiet word about his approach as a responsible employer 
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Hatred is a bit strong but within the Licensing industry, of which I'm part and have been for over 30 years, Wetherspoons don't exactly come out smelling of roses. The way he's treated his employees is typical of the man and the way he treats his personnel in day to day working life. He's not the best; there are a few which I've experienced just as bad or worse, but there are a lot more who are good to work for. Then he's come out with this statement about him opening up when he says he is. So, he's God Almighty and knows better. But as I posted elsewhere, it's not just the Govt he has to adhere to. They can give their guidance, but the real power is with all the local Licensing teams inside all regional, county and local Councils who control what opens and what doesn't. He may well not find it that easy!" To be fair he hasn’t played god almighty and said he will be opening in June. The report says the company’s current assumption is that it’s pubs will remain closed until late June 2020. This of course gets a bit of additional colour by the time it hits the MSM . | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Hatred is a bit strong but within the Licensing industry, of which I'm part and have been for over 30 years, Wetherspoons don't exactly come out smelling of roses. The way he's treated his employees is typical of the man and the way he treats his personnel in day to day working life. He's not the best; there are a few which I've experienced just as bad or worse, but there are a lot more who are good to work for. Then he's come out with this statement about him opening up when he says he is. So, he's God Almighty and knows better. But as I posted elsewhere, it's not just the Govt he has to adhere to. They can give their guidance, but the real power is with all the local Licensing teams inside all regional, county and local Councils who control what opens and what doesn't. He may well not find it that easy! To be fair he hasn’t played god almighty and said he will be opening in June. The report says the company’s current assumption is that it’s pubs will remain closed until late June 2020. This of course gets a bit of additional colour by the time it hits the MSM . " Assumption? Based on what? | |||
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"I dont get it,you would sit in a pub with higher prices,more restrictions than in your own home,increase a risk to oneself and family by dipping your hands in a grubby nutbowl lol I'm beginning to think people are utterly fucking stupid, it's taken me ages to grasp this conclusion. I'm seeing a real need to get back to 'normality', but this normality appears only to be surrounding things like sports(without gambling hardly anyones interested and thats a fact),seeing your fave celebs(whether its music or tv), and ignoring the environment once again. by my estimates we'll get very few more warnings before we destroy much of ourselves(and many other things). Your 2nd paragraph..you are only just realising that now?" It was sarcasm..didnt you see me talking to the press with my left middle eareye? | |||
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"I dont get it,you would sit in a pub with higher prices,more restrictions than in your own home,increase a risk to oneself and family by dipping your hands in a grubby nutbowl lol I'm beginning to think people are utterly fucking stupid, it's taken me ages to grasp this conclusion. I'm seeing a real need to get back to 'normality', but this normality appears only to be surrounding things like sports(without gambling hardly anyones interested and thats a fact),seeing your fave celebs(whether its music or tv), and ignoring the environment once again. by my estimates we'll get very few more warnings before we destroy much of ourselves(and many other things). Your 2nd paragraph..you are only just realising that now? It was sarcasm..didnt you see me talking to the press with my left middle eareye?" | |||
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"He's a business man employing thousands, don't knock the pub trade it's one of the largest employers so tell that to the students and others who need them jobs. NHS is the largest employer but there jobs are safe,people are truly worried about they future. No one is knocking the pub trade. Some people seem to knock everything.. so much anger.. I'm sure you would feel just as magnanimous if he put you in danger,didnt pay you and then told you to fuck off and work at tesco. Some people have very strange role models on here. So much hatrid for others saddens me ... Hatred is a bit strong but within the Licensing industry, of which I'm part and have been for over 30 years, Wetherspoons don't exactly come out smelling of roses. The way he's treated his employees is typical of the man and the way he treats his personnel in day to day working life. He's not the best; there are a few which I've experienced just as bad or worse, but there are a lot more who are good to work for. Then he's come out with this statement about him opening up when he says he is. So, he's God Almighty and knows better. But as I posted elsewhere, it's not just the Govt he has to adhere to. They can give their guidance, but the real power is with all the local Licensing teams inside all regional, county and local Councils who control what opens and what doesn't. He may well not find it that easy! To be fair he hasn’t played god almighty and said he will be opening in June. The report says the company’s current assumption is that it’s pubs will remain closed until late June 2020. This of course gets a bit of additional colour by the time it hits the MSM . " Where can I purchase or read nmsm? | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts?" i bet the way he is going to play it is the say that because a lot of wetherspoons serve food, they should be treated as a restaurant rather than a pub... so.... reduced capacity, all seated/no standing, no lingering at the bar... or even all at table service! you can tell he has probably had lawyers look at it... | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? i bet the way he is going to play it is the say that because a lot of wetherspoons serve food, they should be treated as a restaurant rather than a pub... so.... reduced capacity, all seated/no standing, no lingering at the bar... or even all at table service! you can tell he has probably had lawyers look at it..." I would be pissed of if Frankie & Bennies is open and you can order a beer with your food but my premises next door can’t serve food with a beer  | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? i bet the way he is going to play it is the say that because a lot of wetherspoons serve food, they should be treated as a restaurant rather than a pub... so.... reduced capacity, all seated/no standing, no lingering at the bar... or even all at table service! you can tell he has probably had lawyers look at it..." My money is on this
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"God I can’t wait to get back in spoons for a breakfast and a £1.99 pint of IPA. We’re were there the night they closed , they shit the bar at 9:30 everyone was crying. We should start a just giving to help him reopen ASAP "  | |||
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"Sensible business decision . Start planning now how to restart your business and be ready to open and start trading again when you are allowed to. All businesses currently closed should be starting to look at this now. Given that he has strongarmed his suppliers into not paying them until wetherspoo s reopens And told his staff to work for tesco before the furlough This psychopath doesn't need an more leg ups to be ready for trading. Who said he is getting a leg up ? You dont consider taki g massive lines of credit from your suplliers as a leg up? I guess we operate in different business worlds. The man is a tit, look at the comments on here " My local brewery has been paid in full by Wetherspoons. They weren't expecting it, so it came as a pleasant surprise. | |||
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"The hospitality industry in London - the real industry, not Wetherspoons - don't think it's viable to open until the end of the year for reasons stated above by a couple of people. An average 60 cover restaurant will have to take out over half it's capacity to achieve social distancing. Summer is traditionally quieter anyway so with reduced capacity it just isn't financially viable for most to reopen. That, coupled with business rents not being suspended will put a lot of bars and restaurants out of business before they get a chance to reopen. " I’m sure they are all making plans, looking at their business model and having arrangements in place ready to go for when they are allowed to open . | |||
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"The hospitality industry in London - the real industry, not Wetherspoons - don't think it's viable to open until the end of the year for reasons stated above by a couple of people. An average 60 cover restaurant will have to take out over half it's capacity to achieve social distancing. Summer is traditionally quieter anyway so with reduced capacity it just isn't financially viable for most to reopen. That, coupled with business rents not being suspended will put a lot of bars and restaurants out of business before they get a chance to reopen. " All (good) businesses will learn to adapt. It’s one thing saying it’s not financially viable and then another thing when they realize it’s actually the difference between having a business or closing it. | |||
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"God I can’t wait to get back in spoons for a breakfast and a £1.99 pint of IPA. We’re were there the night they closed , they shit the bar at 9:30 everyone was crying. We should start a just giving to help him reopen ASAP " I would be crying if they shit the bar, sounds disgusting | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? Good on him. The lock down was put in place to give the NHS a "fighting chance" and not to be overrun because we was on the tail end of winter and the flu season. Well cold weather is now behind us amd we now have 8 nightingale hospitals built to aid the NHS. Lock down restrictions should be lifted and time to try get things rolling again. We are all going to come into contact with covid sooner or later thats a given. June is as good a time as any before we destroy the economy even more to the point there is no coming back from (if we havnt already). I know one thing, we can't be in lock down for 12-18 months for some miracle vaccine to come along. Its time to try get things back to some kind of normality. We gave the NHS a fighting chance it wont be overrun and they have the capability to deal with it now. Totally agree!!! If this goes on much longer people are going to be in dire straights are bodies are full of virus and bacteria ... need to get the economy moving !! " | |||
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"Go Tim not everyone hates you ...a good business man ...jealous people m8" You do realise he isn’t on here? | |||
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"No pubs will be open until the government says it can another non story. " Yep, so why is he pushing for the end of June? Does he think his Brexit buddy Boris will listen ? | |||
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"Go Tim not everyone hates you ...a good business man ...jealous people m8 You do realise he isn’t on here? "is this more info that you have from the grape vine of expertise.....you never know Tim maybe a fab swinger ...cheating on his wife ....some do you know | |||
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"Go Tim not everyone hates you ...a good business man ...jealous people m8 You do realise he isn’t on here? is this more info that you have from the grape vine of expertise.....you never know Tim maybe a fab swinger ...cheating on his wife ....some do you know"So, he is on here? | |||
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"Free advertising. 99% of us are watching a lot of news right now" Witherspoons won’t be getting any more or less custom from this, Tim Martin and his investors are in for a massive financial hit before this is over . | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business." I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. " well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then. | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business." ... and 43,000 staff out of work | |||
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"Proposals to re-open Wetherspoons in June.... thoughts? i bet the way he is going to play it is the say that because a lot of wetherspoons serve food, they should be treated as a restaurant rather than a pub... so.... reduced capacity, all seated/no standing, no lingering at the bar... or even all at table service! you can tell he has probably had lawyers look at it... I would be pissed of if Frankie & Bennies is open and you can order a beer with your food but my premises next door can’t serve food with a beer "and I can almost promise that is exactly what his arguement is going to be! he may even push it to the extent that you must order "food" with your first drinks purchase to exaggerate that...... after that, drink away! I bet he finds the loophole, and everyone will be pissed off... but everyone else who can will follow the example! | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. ... and 43,000 staff out of work "Yeah, most are from the EU anyway, so you will be glad | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then. "Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree "As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you? | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you?"No, I don’t see any other pub chains claiming to be open by June , can you? | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you?
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you?
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you?
No, I don’t see any other pub chains claiming to be open by June , can you? You cant see its free publicity can you?
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them to get a job at Tesco was free publicity as well? The people who drink in his pubs will continue , this type of ‘publicity ‘ will not attract any new customers, Tim Martin is doing this because he knows that his business will collapse if the lockdown remains, he is desperate . "So how is saying that helping his "desperation"? | |||
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"God I can’t wait to get back in spoons for a breakfast and a £1.99 pint of IPA. We’re were there the night they closed , they shit the bar at 9:30 everyone was crying. We should start a just giving to help him reopen ASAP I would be crying if they shit the bar, sounds disgusting " Lol they didn’t take a dump on the bar. Spoons is good, whatever you think of him, personally he’s a bit of a Brexit idiot and not sure what I think about what he did to his staff, they are paid volunteers like the rest of us, but it’s a good business, and he’s right to decide when he reopens, it’s up to him and then up to the legals to challenge it if they think it’s wrong. | |||
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"God I can’t wait to get back in spoons for a breakfast and a £1.99 pint of IPA. We’re were there the night they closed , they shit the bar at 9:30 everyone was crying. We should start a just giving to help him reopen ASAP I would be crying if they shit the bar, sounds disgusting Lol they didn’t take a dump on the bar. Spoons is good, whatever you think of him, personally he’s a bit of a Brexit idiot and not sure what I think about what he did to his staff, they are paid volunteers like the rest of us, but it’s a good business, and he’s right to decide when he reopens, it’s up to him and then up to the legals to challenge it if they think it’s wrong." What is a Brexit idiot ? | |||
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"Go Tim not everyone hates you ...a good business man ...jealous people m8" Worked for him met him heard rumours he's a didler like young impressionable staff | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. I can’t stand his pubs, bland, no atmosphere, no music, no sports, no pool tables or pub games full of d*unk idiots and alcoholics. well it shouldn't bother you one way or the other then.
Why? I don’t want the morons who will be going spreading the virus, that will effect us all? Don’t you agree As i said before it will be up to the government when pubs re open whatever tim martin says its the law so no cant see people who drink in his pubs anymore likely to spread it than people who drink in other pubs,can you?
No, I don’t see any other pub chains claiming to be open by June , can you? You cant see its free publicity can you?
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them to get a job at Tesco was free publicity as well? The people who drink in his pubs will continue , this type of ‘publicity ‘ will not attract any new customers, Tim Martin is doing this because he knows that his business will collapse if the lockdown remains, he is desperate . So how is saying that helping his "desperation"?"What do you mean? You have to remember that we are talking about a man who stated that shutting pubs because of the virus was ‘over the top’ and that he would ‘take his chances ‘ with coronavirus, he refused to close any of his pubs until the government forced him . . He is quite good at running a business of low end pubs but apart from that he is a moron. | |||
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"God I can’t wait to get back in spoons for a breakfast and a £1.99 pint of IPA. We’re were there the night they closed , they shit the bar at 9:30 everyone was crying. We should start a just giving to help him reopen ASAP I would be crying if they shit the bar, sounds disgusting Lol they didn’t take a dump on the bar. Spoons is good, whatever you think of him, personally he’s a bit of a Brexit idiot and not sure what I think about what he did to his staff, they are paid volunteers like the rest of us, but it’s a good business, and he’s right to decide when he reopens, it’s up to him and then up to the legals to challenge it if they think it’s wrong." He has no ‘right ‘ to decide when they re open, he won’t make that decision , he is had already been criticised by the government for making the June opening claims , this behaviour will backfire on him in the future, he is a moron | |||
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"Blimey now if u frequent a spoons your morons ....must be so many posh people on here ...bet you don't shop in Lidl or Aldi....what waynes" Pardon? If you go there in June then you are a moron . Yes I do shop in Lidl and Aldi, it is nice to see supermarkets owned by a European friends are doing so well over here , don’t you agree ? | |||
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"Blimey now if u frequent a spoons your morons ....must be so many posh people on here ...bet you don't shop in Lidl or Aldi....what waynes" I use Lidl all the time, never seen a man shit on the floor in the middle lidl, or 40 guys knocking the living out of eachother in the veg section :D | |||
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"Blimey now if u frequent a spoons your morons ....must be so many posh people on here ...bet you don't shop in Lidl or Aldi....what waynes Pardon? If you go there in June then you are a moron . Yes I do shop in Lidl and Aldi, it is nice to see supermarkets owned by a European friends are doing so well over here , don’t you agree ? " Also pretty good that they are known to be by far the best employers in their Industry, probably the best places to work in low paying jobs, unlike another company we know.... | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again " Good businesses will be planning now | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now "Good businesses will have had a plan in place weeks ago and will be ready to reopen as soon as the government give them permission . They certainly won’t be announcing unrealistic and delusional opening dates that are getting universal criticism from the public and the government  | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now
Good businesses will have had a plan in place weeks ago and will be ready to reopen as soon as the government give them permission . They certainly won’t be announcing unrealistic and delusional opening dates that are getting universal criticism from the public and the government "What has he announced ? In your opinion what time frame should he be using to plan for reopening ? | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now
Good businesses will have had a plan in place weeks ago and will be ready to reopen as soon as the government give them permission . They certainly won’t be announcing unrealistic and delusional opening dates that are getting universal criticism from the public and the government
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In your opinion what time frame should he be using to plan for reopening ?"I think when the government gives him the word. Not just doing it, remember, the tosser tried to keep his pubs open when they were told to close. This guy loves his country apparently, just not the NHS workers that have kept it going | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now
Good businesses will have had a plan in place weeks ago and will be ready to reopen as soon as the government give them permission . They certainly won’t be announcing unrealistic and delusional opening dates that are getting universal criticism from the public and the government
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In your opinion what time frame should he be using to plan for reopening ?"He has announced that his pubs will be reopening in or around June . I am sure most good business with a proper plan in place could be up and running in 1-2 weeks . I am hoping the governments post lockdown schedule will indicate when and how certain business can re open . Tim Martin has to stick by the rules like everyone else , | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now
Good businesses will have had a plan in place weeks ago and will be ready to reopen as soon as the government give them permission . They certainly won’t be announcing unrealistic and delusional opening dates that are getting universal criticism from the public and the government
What has he announced ?
In your opinion what time frame should he be using to plan for reopening ?
He has announced that his pubs will be reopening in or around June . I am sure most good business with a proper plan in place could be up and running in 1-2 weeks . I am hoping the governments post lockdown schedule will indicate when and how certain business can re open . Tim Martin has to stick by the rules like everyone else ,"You agree with everything else in his announcement ? How did you arrive at 1-2 weeks as being a suitable length of time for a 900 pub 43,000 staff business to be up and running ? | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now "You keep repeating this same line and sentiment. All business good or bad should be planning. If any business has sat on its arse for the last 6 weeks and done nothing it deserves to fail. Anyone with slightest business acumen whether you thought the virus would be a full scale pandemic saw the economic rumblings in February. He was to busy planning his brexit celebrations. He didnt have a plan pre virus hence his decision to jeopardise the health of his workers and then fuck them over financially He doesn't have one now. This more media hype used to "sell" his opinion. There is no substance to anything he has said Yeah he is not alone in the business community but he is still a twat. Just consensus in this thread shows you the majority are not interested in his ramblings | |||
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"I don't know anything about the guy But he is trying to get his business running again, is that so bad? AFAIK he hasn't been doing lock ins and breaking lockdown rules. If there was a visible plan for exiting lockdown then maybe he wouldn't have gone public with this. I assume he and many business owners would need a few weeks notice to get their businesses up and running again Good businesses will be planning now "What do you class as a good business, I'm a builder and when the planning and building control is sat on they're arse at home and I've had to rely on independent small builders merchants to get any materials to keep going, at the moment it's day by day so planning ahead is not possible. | |||
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"Hope he survives .. he is a great public servant providing value in difficult times " Public servant?? Haha, another classic | |||
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What do you class as a good business, I'm a builder and when the planning and building control is sat on they're arse at home and I've had to rely on independent small builders merchants to get any materials to keep going, at the moment it's day by day so planning ahead is not possible. "All biz have to deal with regulators and supply chain risks. We’ve obtained permits to continue operating and are spending money securing supplies and fuel from other sources, regulators will give us grief , we will deal with them , may have to undo/redo some stuff , we seeds risks as we operate, you still have to plan, if you are day by day you’re not in control | |||
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"We whinged on here but rather than whinge any more we shall be voting with our feet and never ever setting foot in another Wetherspoons ever. Hopefully many others will follow and put this evil self centred individual out of business. ... and 43,000 staff out of work "Better out of work than dead and he wasn't going to pay them anyway! | |||
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"We have tens of thousands using food banks and Wetherspoons at least gives some the self respect they deserve to be able to afford a treat that others take for granted. A curry and a pint for a fiver. Treat families and little ones on their birthdays. No other business is that generous in my opinion" Yep you often see people go the footbank then pop into.wethies for a pint. | |||
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"We have tens of thousands using food banks and Wetherspoons at least gives some the self respect they deserve to be able to afford a treat that others take for granted. A curry and a pint for a fiver. Treat families and little ones on their birthdays. No other business is that generous in my opinion" Tom.. Wake up.. He's not in business to be generous and nor has he.. | |||
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"Their prices are excellent. Good for consumers. People are grabbing headlines about a big bad wolf but wear there branded clothes and trainers made in sweat shops, food collected by the exploited etc. He is a businessman making a few bob. He is not a monster. I think the real reason he is disliked by some is that he was pro brexit" He is another fella who reckons he loves his country but refused to shut his pubs till ordered to, endangering people's lives. Wants to now open them before time, again endangering peoples lives. Also did a massive U turn regarding his workers and the furlough......another one of those great patriots we keep hearing about. | |||
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"With so much hate in the forum I'm surprised by how much money he makes ...obviously not much from the great knowledgebase..that are on the forum...but hey I'm sure he won't worry about it " Do you base a persons worth on how much money they make? | |||
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