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[ignoble] 28/9/2019 10:22

Pigs in Blankets making me hungry and it is not even Christmas

[adrian j boris] 28/9/2019 09:29

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Beer festival celebrates 40 years of Wetherspoons

Beer festival celebrates 40 years of Wetherspoons
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BEERS from Australia, USA, Guam and Italy, together with others from across the UK, are coming to three pubs in Hillingdon during a 12-day real ale festival.

The Botwell Inn in Coldharbour Lane, Hayes, The Tichenham Inn in Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, and JJ Moons in Victoria Road, Ruislip, all Wetherspoon pubs, will each be serving up to 40 beers during the festival, which runs from October 9- 20.

It celebrates Wetherspoon's 40th anniversary and beers on offer include JD Boss Hogg (Wadworth), Ruby Abbot (Greene King) and Punk is Dead (Brewster's). They will all cost £2.10 a pint.

The pubs will have a limited-edition 40th anniversary pint glass for sale at £1 on a first-come-first-served basis.

[johnwise] 28/9/2019 09:04

We have seen in Hong Kong what happens when people feel that democracy is being undermined. I really don't want the same thing happening here, but it is a possibility which can't be ignored. All we hear are examples of MP's making or threatening to make laws on the hoof to thwart Brexit. We are told that although we voted to leave, we didn't vote for leaving without a deal. But we were warned of the consequences of leaving by the remain campaign before we voted. We sent Parliament a very clear message in the European Elections, by voting for a brand new party committed to leaving without a deal. They won more seats than the mainstream parties. And still remainer MPs think they know best and make it up as they go along..

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[luderitz] 24/9/2019 20:11

Nothing to do with JDW SP, but I think there maybe a thread where that link will fit.

[johnwise] 24/9/2019 19:39

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[the grumpy old men] 23/9/2019 14:13

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[the grumpy old men] 13/9/2019 12:36

JD Wetherspoon's Tim Martin urges pilots at British Airways to stop strikes

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Tim Martin is the chairman of pubs group JD Wetherspoon
Tim Martin is the chairman of pubs group JD Wetherspoon ( AFP/Getty Images )

JD Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin on Friday urged pilots at British Airways to call off further strikes after this week’s industrial action hurt sales at the company’s Heathrow pubs.

Martin made the plea as Wetherspoon reported a 4.5% fall in pre-tax profits to £102.5 million in the year to July 28.

Parts of Heathrow resembled a “ghost town” this week after the BA pilots’ strike, and further walk-outs over pay are planned. Martin, whose dad was a fighter pilot, said looking at the numbers from his two Heathrow pubs this week “would be too depressing”.

He added: “It is time for pilots to bail out and stop striking. It is bad for retailers and bad for everyone [passengers].”

JD Wetherspoon, whose profits fell on the back of higher overheads including wage bills, saw annual sales rise 7.4% to £1.8 billion.

[johnwise] 13/9/2019 08:10

Remoaners were demanding a "People's Vote".
But only on condition that it asked a rigged question, Remain or Accept the Withdrawal Agreement. An agreement whose terms had been dictated by the EU. Both options kept the UK under Brussels rule. It was a fix. Now Remoaners are refusing to give the British People the opportunity of a true "People's Vote", a General Election because they fear that the electorate will once AGAIN reject their flawed views. The Liberals have openly, even arrogantly boasted they would reject the result of a 2nd Referendum if it again ended with a Leave verdict. And they say they are the ones defending Democracy. What llying hyypocrites.

The Nigel Farage Show 11 September 2019

[the grumpy old men] 13/9/2019 08:00

Current trading and outlook

Journalists regularly ask Wetherspoon for comments on Brexit - although some publications begrudge our few paragraphs on the subject in this section.

The UK is clearly in political deadlock, parliament having refused to carry out the pre-referendum promise in the leaflet (Appendix 2) sent to every household which said "The Government will implement what you decide."

Democratic power in the UK in the last 30 years has been diluted by a political faction in parliament, the media and boardrooms, which has a quasi-religious belief in the undemocratic EU - with its unelected presidents, MEPs who cannot instigate legislation and unaccountable court. Voters resent this loss of power - and distrust of politicians and the 'elite' is the result.

In recent weeks, the 21 'Tory rebels' (over half Oxbridge), who helped to block 'no-deal' were joined by 25 bishops (two-thirds Oxbridge), the latter group asserting (Appendix 3), contrary, many of us believe, to common sense, that no-deal will be disadvantageous to the poor.

As another straw in the wind, former Supreme Court judge and Reith lecturer Lord Sumption described Brexit supporters as 'grim fanatics' (Appendix 4).

John Bercow, Emily Thornberry, Dominic Grieve, Keir Starmer, Jo Johnson, Philip Hammond, David Gauke, David Lidington, Hilary Benn, Rory Stewart and many other pro-EU Oxbridge MPs have played a leading role in frustrating the referendum result, by enmeshing parliament in a legal and administrative spider's web.

The economic judgement of this faction, led in the past by the likes of Michael Heseltine, Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair, the CBI and the Financial Times, has been extremely poor.

It advocated joining the disastrous predecessor of the euro, the exchange rate mechanism, the euro itself, and incorrectly forecast an immediate recession in the event of a Leave vote in the referendum.

Author and athlete Matthew Syed has recently illustrated how a lack of diversity among elites leads to poor decisions. Investment guru Warren Buffett has pointed out that forecasts tell you a lot about the forecaster - but nothing about the future.

The faction's forecast today is that leaving the EU without a deal will be a 'cliff-edge', a 'catastrophe' or a 'disaster'.

Remainer MPs' main argument - having consistently voted against the only deal on offer - to justify their attempts to scupper Brexit, is that costs for consumers and businesses will axiomatically increase in the event of 'no deal'.

However, leaving without a deal avoids a legal liability to pay GBP39 billion (Appendix 5), allows the UK to eliminate protectionist import taxes (tariffs) on over 12,000 non-EU products, (including rice, oranges, bananas, Antipodean wine, children's clothes and car parts etc) and results in resumption of the control of fishing waters.

Above all, no-deal increases UK democracy - the most powerful economic stimulant.

It is an absurdity to argue that a reduction in UK input costs, combined with increased democracy, will have a harmful effect on the economy - just as it would be absurd for a business to adopt this argument if its own costs were reduced.

Free trade, which the ending of tariffs implies, never made any country poorer, as former Australian High Commissioner, Alexander Downer, recently said (Appendix 6).

Elite Remainers are ignoring the 'big picture', regarding lower input costs and more democracy, and are mistakenly concentrating on assumed short-term problems, such as potential delays at Channel ports - which are easier to extrapolate on their computer models.

Despite continuing political problems, stemming from the transfer of democratic power to a technocratic elite, Wetherspoon continues to perform well. Like-for-like sales for the six weeks to 8 September 2019 were up 5.9%.

We currently anticipate a reasonable outcome (pre IFRS16) for the current financial year, subject to our future sales performance.

As in previous years, we will provide updates, during the year, on the company's trading.

Tim Martin

Chairman

[the grumpy old men] 13/9/2019 07:58

JD Wetherspoon toasts higher annual profits
Updated / Friday, 13 Sep 2019 07:39
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin is a committed Brexiteer
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin is a committed Brexiteer

The UK's JD Wetherspoon has today reported a higher annual pretax profit as more people visited its pubs.

The increase came despite overall consumer confidence and spending coming under pressure due to Brexit uncertainties.

The company operates more than 900 pubs in Britain and Ireland.

It said pre-tax profit before exceptional items rose to £95.4m for the year ended July 28 from £89m a year earlier.

"Despite continuing political problems, Wetherspoon continues to perform well. Like-for-like sales for the six weeks to 8 September 2019 were up 5.9%," the company's chairman Tim Martin said in a statement.

[johnwise] 12/9/2019 21:46

Meanwhile, on the corporate front, pub owner JD Wetherspoon is set to release its latest full-year figures which analysts expect to reveal a 7.4% jump in total sales, although the company warned investors in July to expect a dip in profits on account of higher staff costs.

But according to Michael Hewson at CMC Markets UK: "Even so these numbers are well in excess of its sector peers which has seen them succumb to takeover or the disposal of key assets in order to keep themselves viable."

[2trying] 11/9/2019 20:29

Well - bear with me while I burble on a bit .

Need smarter heads than mine here .

Let us look at Sedgefield . No don't go to sleep yet .

Sedgefield is a very nice place but there is virtually nowhere to eat .
Only one pub does meals , and very average food .
We have relatives there .

It is a VERY wealthy place .

Now - the plot thickens .

Use BBC iplayer and look at todays' The Andrew Neil Show. BBC2 .

Watch the first 20-odd minutes if you want , or go to the last 10 minutes .

Nigel Farage . Who is in the background ?

Co-incidence ? I don't believe in co-incidence either .

[ignoble] 07/9/2019 10:51

Hope Tim has got it right about Brexit being a done deal
If it all falls apart again, will he have to increase his beer prices to previous levels?

Great publicity... Because of Remainers, we have had to put our prices up.

What a pathetic political game this has all become.

[johnwise] 07/9/2019 06:46

At least Boris is trying to honour the instruction given to Parliament by the people. There is no such thing as "Parliamentary Democracy", which is currently being spouted by Remoaner MPs to cover the fact they don't want to honour the referendum result.

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[bountyhunter] 06/9/2019 22:50

Weatherspoons is one of the best prepared companies in the UK for Brexit, so much so that Tim Martin can give us an excellent price of beer for just £1.69! (just look at the long term share price chart). The UK needs more people like him and far fewer of the overpaid BBC 'journalists'!

[johnwise] 06/9/2019 22:41

Wetherspoons boss rubbishes ‘amateur’ Sky News host over Brexit - ‘prices will go DOWN’

[florenceorbis] 06/9/2019 08:55

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Wetherspoons cuts price of pint of beer by average of 20p from today

Britain's best known pub chain has announced plans to cut costs in a bid to prove how leaving the EU will benefit consumers

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ByEmma MunbodhDeputy Money Editor

08:06, 6 SEP 2019Updated08:37, 6 SEP 2019

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The price of a pint of beer in Wetherspoon pubs is being cut by an average of 20p from Friday, the company has announced.

The firm - which is an ardent supporter of Brexit - says it is an example of how leaving the Customs Union can reduce costs.

The chain's chairman, Tim Martin, said leaving the customs union on October 31 would allow the Government to end "protectionist tariffs", which he maintained would reduce prices in pubs and supermarkets.

From Friday, more than 600 Wetherspoon pubs will sell a pint of Ruddles for £1.69 - which the company says is one of its best-sold drinks.

A further 160 branches will sell the drink for £1.59 or less, while 36 will sell it for £1.39.

Where it isn't available, Greene King IPA or Caledonian Deuchars will be included at the reduced price.
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It is the latest Brexit-related move by Wetherspoon, which has shown its commitment to leaving the EU by selling more English and Australian wines over European brands.

Tim Martin said: "At the current time customers and businesses pay tariffs on thousands of products which are imported from outside the EU.

"These tariffs are collected by the UK Government and sent to Brussels. Provided we leave the customs union on October 31, the Government can end these protectionist tariffs, which will reduce prices in supermarkets and pubs.

"In order to illustrate this point, Wetherspoon has decided to reduce the price of Ruddles bitter, brewed by Greene King.

"A lot of politicians have misled the public by suggesting leaving the customs union would be a 'cliff edge' or 'disaster'.

"This is the reverse of the truth. Ending tariffs will reduce prices."
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The pub has been calling time on European drinks for more than a year over its owner's hard-line stance on leaving the EU (Image: Getty)
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Wetherspoon to axe 16 UK pubs and Lloyds bars - check if your local is affected



Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin, has axed more than 16 branches in the past year on his mission to reform the brand.

The cull, which included two Lloyds No. 1 bars, saw branches major city centres put up for sale in the hope of finding a buyer.

The company reported pre-tax profits of £50.3million for the six months to January 27 in its latest trading results, which it blamed on an increase in staff wages.

Martin has been sticking to a promise to sell more UK and non-EU brands as Britain prepares to break away - these are all of the drinks that have been axed so far.

Green King, which produces Ruddles, today said like-for-like sales fell 1.8% in the first 18 weeks of 2019, reflecting "the tough comparatives of last year’s successful World Cup and good weather".

[johnwise] 06/9/2019 08:50

The price of a pint of beer in Wetherspoon pubs is being cut by an average of 20p, with the company calling it an example of how leaving the customs union with the EU can reduce prices.

More than 600 Wetherspoon pubs will sell a pint of Ruddles for £1.69 from Friday, with a further 160 offering a pint for £1.59 or less.

Around 36 pubs will sell a pint for £1.39.

[luderitz] 06/9/2019 07:49

Interesting? why who was on please?

[2trying] 05/9/2019 20:52

Question Time returns to BBC1 tonight - very interesting panel !!

[johnwise] 05/9/2019 16:47

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[the grumpy old men] 01/9/2019 10:35

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Aparently alittle resistence at 1582p and i guess if not btoken then its likely that it might fall towards its 1462p support

how quickly, that is the question

CHEERS


next important date

september/13/2019 FY 2019 Earnings Release





BARRY YOU MIGHT WELL BE RIGHT

SINCE 2016 IT BEEN ON A BREXIT HIGH


BY THE END OF THIS YEAR IT MIGHT BE ON A BREXIT LOW AS IT WILL BE NO LONGER TENDY TO GO TO SPOONERS TO BE WITH THE LOCAL BREXIT CLAN