Jd Wetherspoon Chairman

UK public ‘will not be tricked’ by EU deal, says Tim Martin

26-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder and chairman Tim Martin has warned UK and EU negotiators the public will shun EU goods if a deal fails to achieve a real restoration of democracy.

VAT campaign group calls for pubs' support

08-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

The group campaigning to reduce VAT to 5% for the sector has written to every pub in the country calling for their support.

Tim Martin: 'Unite against tax burden'

17-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek and The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the sector to unite against the tax and regulatory burden onslaught it faces.

Tim Martin: 'Different government, same attitude towards pubs'

10-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Announcing another record breaking trading performance by his company, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin condemned what he called the "draconian"...

Tim Martin attacks tax burden on pubs

13-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team

The Wetherspoons boss says the company paid £190m in tax, and made £17.3m after tax, for the six months to 25 January.

Martin: pubco model is unsustainable

21-Jan-2009 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says the pubco model is "unsustainable" because tenants are charged too much for beer. Tenants can't compete with...

Wetherspoons boss slams policy on under-age drinking

29-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has blasted the Govern- ment's crackdown on under-age drinking as "over-the-top". Martin claimed pubs were having...

Wetherspoon chairman calls for smoking ban

06-Apr-2004

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the government to ban smoking in all pubs by January 2006.He said that an outright ban would be the...

Wetherspoon boss will accept euro in his pubs

28-Nov-2001

JD Wetherspoon chairman and leading anti-euro campaigner Tim Martin has said he will accept the new currency in his pubs.The euro will come into...

Wetherspoon chairman attacks euro

07-Sep-2001

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has launched an attack on the euro at the announcement of the company's annual results.Mr Martin kick-started his...