Tim Martin - boss of Watford-based firm JD Wetherspoon - has said said that the minimum wage is "lowering the standards of ...

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin said he welcomed moves to cut costs for the hammered pub sector from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ...

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has claimed the minimum wage is making Brits worse off in a new interview. The minimum wage was first introduced by the Labour government in 1999, and is currently set at ...

Sir Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of JD Wetherspoon, has warned that the minimum wage is making people worse off by limiting companies’ ability to hire and increase pay.

The chairman of Wetherspoons said Reform’s pledge to bring pub VAT in line with supermarkets is “the best offer any politician has ever made to the hospitality industry in history” ...

IT’S 9AM in Spain and I’ve just taken my first cold sip from a foam-topped pint of lager as the enthusiastic buzz of holidaymakers fills the airport’s departures lounge. When in Rome… Except I’m ...

Wetherspoon has opened its first pub in Europe - complete with a full English fry-up and butties. The British favourite is branching out with a boozer at Spain's Alicante airport - and is expected to ...

British pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first establishment outside the UK and Ireland, and the Costa Blanca is the ...

Brexiter Tim Spoons wants to cut child benefits so someone can save £1 if they drink 20 pints in one of his pubs…” ...

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 JD Wetherspoon has confirmed seven new pub openings before the summer as it continues to expand its footprint across the UK. The popular pub chain, which operates more than 800 ...

Wetherspoon founder urges sector to back Reform’s pub tax overhaul - Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said the proposed changes would help the sector move towards ‘tax parity with ...

He argues it is causing a reduction in investment and job vacancies ...