Brexit, The Beerage & Wetherspoons: not quite what some might think
Wetherspoons started out in North London in the late 1970s and their former pubs litter the area along with a few that remain open. I was a fan from the start and visited Spoons pubs across the UK over the years. Why? Because such was the mostly dire state of pubs 40 years ago-most selling only old style keg beer- Wetherspoons were often the only place in town to get drinkable beer.
Times move on and I rarely go in now. Of course there is Tim Martin’s Brexit stance and his appearances with Farage and Johnson. In this however he is little different to most other large pub companies and pubcos in supporting the Tories. It used to be called the Beerage.
In fact if you go into a Wetherspoons there is little sign of Brexit. Concerning though it may be to those Remainiacs who don’t go in Spoons they are invariably busy and often have a far more mixed clientele than many other pubs. The attraction of course are the low prices, all day food and, come to that, no music and decent toilets
The reality is however that Tim Martin’s pubs have not moved with the times. They are rarely the only pub in town now. Often there are better micropubs and brewery taps to visit.
As a supporter of the free market I’m sure Mr Martin appreciates the point
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