Should the UK remain a member of the EU

[Barrington Womble]

Sad part is the fucking stupid Tory twats that forced this referendum through to settle their internal power struggle will end up with the country more divided than ever and both sides deeply unhappy with the final outcome of Brexit. It's an absolute tragedy . Greedy power mad cunts that don't give two shits about the people they claim to represent,

Not that I'm defending the tory twats, but your last sentence describes the majority of MP's. Look at the liberals when they got their sniff of power. Look at the PLP after the brevity vote when they thought they could use that to bring corbyn down. Cunts to a man (and woman).

[magicrat]

Not that I'm defending the tory twats, but your last sentence describes the majority of MP's. Look at the liberals when they got their sniff of power. Look at the PLP after the brevity vote when they thought they could use that to bring corbyn down. Cunts to a man (and woman).

What these arseholes have done is different league to the likes of Nick Clegg and Vince Cable and in fact it could be reasonably be argued that it was the Lib Dems that prevented this right wing agenda be shoved down our throats 5 years earlier even if they did sacrifice their own principles in the process .  

[PestiRed]

What these arseholes have done is different league to the likes of Nick Clegg and Vince Cable and in fact it could be reasonably be argued that it was the Lib Dems that prevented this right wing agenda be shoved down our throats 5 years earlier even if they did sacrifice their own principles in the process .

 

Never go full Stronts

[AngryOfTuebrook]

National Institute for Economic and Social Research predicting 4% inflation next year.

[Barrington Womble]

What these arseholes have done is different league to the likes of Nick Clegg and Vince Cable and in fact it could be reasonably be argued that it was the Lib Dems that prevented this right wing agenda be shoved down our throats 5 years earlier even if they did sacrifice their own principles in the process .

They'd have bent over and done the same again if it would have meant they stayed in power.

[skend04]

Haha Tim Martin is a massive fucking whopper. First he was "oh look at the profits I'm making" because of the fall in the pound and now he's realised he was a Brexiteer in what would turn out to be a political game he's crying because he's about to get fucked over. The humongous twat.

 

Wetherspoon's boss: we could drop European brands over Brexit bullying

 

The chairman of JD Wetherspoon has fired a warning shot that the pub chain could stop selling drinks brands from other European countries if senior EU leaders maintain a “bullying” approach to Brexit negotiations.

 

Tim Martin accused Jean Claude Juncker, president of the European commission, of putting unfair pressure on European firms to be hostile to UK trading partners, and said Britain was in a stronger position than people think.

 

He said: “I don’t think Wetherspoon or British buyers are in a weak position because we can switch from Swedish cider to British cider. So the people put in a weak position are the sellers and I think that is the paradox that has not been illustrated. The UK is in a much more powerful position than most economists would assume.”

 

Martin said the German leader Angela Merkel and the French president François Hollande were supportive of Juncker and the idea that the UK must pay a price for voting to leave the EU.

 

He added: “According to press reports, Juncker told European business leaders in October not to negotiate with UK companies and to adopt an intransigent attitude. I would not advise any EU companies to follow that advice.

 

“If we, and companies like ours, are unable to agree on tariff-free transactions, it will inevitably result in a loss of business for European companies which have done nothing to deserve this outcome.

 

“The ultimate sanction will be in the hands of UK consumers, should they take offence at the hectoring and bullying approach of Juncker and co. French wine, champagne and spirits, German beer and Swedish cider, for example, are all at extreme risk.”

 

Martin was an active supporter of the Brexit campaign in the runup to the 23 June referendum and since the vote he has criticised the political and economic establishment for doom-laden predictions about the impact of a vote to leave the EU that he says have turned out to be false.

 

The Wetherspoon chairman made the latest comments in a trading update for the first quarter ending 23 October. Like-for-like sales over the period increased by 3.5%, and total sales were up 2.3%. Like-for-like sales strip out the impact of pubs open for less than a year.

 

Wetherspoon said that trading had slowed in recent weeks, adding that its wages bill, business rates, and repairs costs were all expected to rise in the remainder of the year.

 

Martin said: “The company has made a reasonable start in the current year, but any forecasts for the full year are inevitably tentative, with nine months still to go – and the outlook for the current financial year is unchanged.”

[mattyq]

Who'd have thought the price of imported booze would go up as the £ plummets 20%?

Nobody...it's all a complete surprise 

[PestiRed]

Be interesting to see his sales when he replaces European lager with Carling

[VladimirIlyich]

Considering Wetherspoons drinks contain over 70% water I'd have thought a drought was a bigger danger than Brexit.

[skend04]

I'm surprised he's not already being a patriotic immigrant and stocking up on British lagers already. British beers for British alcoholics!

[Strontium]

National Institute for Economic and Social Research predicting 4% inflation next year.

 

Yeehaw, taking back control!!11

[cloggypop]

I guess this means a German beer lake over here in the EU.

[PestiRed]

But it will be good old-fashioned British inflation which is much better than that shit European inflation

[Lee909]

Haha Tim Martin is a massive fucking whopper. First he was "oh look at the profits I'm making" because of the fall in the pound and now he's realised he was a Brexiteer in what would turn out to be a political game he's crying because he's about to get fucked over. The humongous twat.

 

Wetherspoon's boss: we could drop European brands over Brexit bullying

 

The chairman of JD Wetherspoon has fired a warning shot that the pub chain could stop selling drinks brands from other European countries if senior EU leaders maintain a “bullying” approach to Brexit negotiations.

 

Tim Martin accused Jean Claude Juncker, president of the European commission, of putting unfair pressure on European firms to be hostile to UK trading partners, and said Britain was in a stronger position than people think.

 

He said: “I don’t think Wetherspoon or British buyers are in a weak position because we can switch from Swedish cider to British cider. So the people put in a weak position are the sellers and I think that is the paradox that has not been illustrated. The UK is in a much more powerful position than most economists would assume.”

 

Martin said the German leader Angela Merkel and the French president François Hollande were supportive of Juncker and the idea that the UK must pay a price for voting to leave the EU.

 

He added: “According to press reports, Juncker told European business leaders in October not to negotiate with UK companies and to adopt an intransigent attitude. I would not advise any EU companies to follow that advice.

 

“If we, and companies like ours, are unable to agree on tariff-free transactions, it will inevitably result in a loss of business for European companies which have done nothing to deserve this outcome.

 

“The ultimate sanction will be in the hands of UK consumers, should they take offence at the hectoring and bullying approach of Juncker and co. French wine, champagne and spirits, German beer and Swedish cider, for example, are all at extreme risk.”

 

Martin was an active supporter of the Brexit campaign in the runup to the 23 June referendum and since the vote he has criticised the political and economic establishment for doom-laden predictions about the impact of a vote to leave the EU that he says have turned out to be false.

 

The Wetherspoon chairman made the latest comments in a trading update for the first quarter ending 23 October. Like-for-like sales over the period increased by 3.5%, and total sales were up 2.3%. Like-for-like sales strip out the impact of pubs open for less than a year.

 

Wetherspoon said that trading had slowed in recent weeks, adding that its wages bill, business rates, and repairs costs were all expected to rise in the remainder of the year.

 

Martin said: “The company has made a reasonable start in the current year, but any forecasts for the full year are inevitably tentative, with nine months still to go – and the outlook for the current financial year is unchanged.”

Yeah because becoming having a Isolation period really helped the US in the pre war years didnt it.

 

 

The Express headline tomorrow economy saved by British Jam,Beer and Pies. British food for British people

[Cardie]

I'm surprised he's not already being a patriotic immigrant and stocking up on British lagers already. British beers for British alcoholics!

This is the same guy who ditched the 'traditional english roast' in his pubs so they could sell more american style hotdogs, burgers and pulled pork.

 

Cut back on 'traditional pub food' so they could increase the range of paninis, nachos and burritos

[cloggypop]

Food that doesn't require an actual chef basically.

[Cardie]

I'm not sure the roast dinners required much of a chef to be honest.

[Dave D]

I'm not sure the roast dinners required much of a chef to be honest.

 

I find that with all pub roasts. Never had a good one. Plus, roast dinners and alcohol together, generally lead to sleep- not a great look in the pub.    

 

EU fascists wankers Boris etc....... 

[cloggypop]

Manchester City Council...

 

[Hand Shandy]

Fucking hell.

[Lee909]

Thats got to be a mock up?

[Neil G]

I call fake unless I can see either an official news story or the questionnaire on headed paper.

[Cardie]

Manchester City Council...

 

Fella seems bang to rights, just checked and there isn't a country called Hellas...

[Strontium]

I know that Brexiteers are doing their level best to turn the UK into Hell on Earth.

[cloggypop]

I know that Brexiteers are doing their level best to turn the UK into Hell on Earth.

Yeah. They are trying to make you drink Carling.