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Wetherspoons boss demands pub tax cut to end ‘discrimination in favour of dull dinner parties’

The pub chain will face an extra £60m in labour costs bill from April

The Independent UK

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blames 'dinner party classes' for catastrophic decline of pubs

Pub boss warned ‘the VAT distortions that exist today will inevitably create more supermarkets and less pubs’

Evening Standard

Here's a breakdown of €15k bill Ryanair is seeking from air rage passenger

Ryanair is seeking thousands in damages from a disruptive passenger as it draws new line in the sand in battle with air rage.

Fortune

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Ryanair is urging a two-drink maximum at airports because drunk passengers are disrupting flights to ‘party destinations’ like Ibiza

The low-cost carrier renewed calls for an alcohol limit as it seeks damages for a disrupted flight last April that was forced to last 1,400 miles from its destination.

Fortune

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's 2024 list of enemies

Michael O’Leary has found time to rile rival airlines, local government, and even a pub landlord.

Fortune

Who’s who? Test your knowledge with our Christmas picture puzzle news quiz

They all made waves in 2024, but can you name the politicians, sports stars, pop heroes and good eggs?

The Guardian - UK

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget

The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest firms have accused the government of failing to engage with them ahead of the Budget, while a survey of business chiefs finds two thirds believe it will make Britain a less attractive country to investors

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Major pub chain joins Wetherspoon with stark price hike warning after Labour’s Budget

Pub bosses have warned that prices will have to go up

The Independent UK

Wetherspoons axes nation’s favourite beer amid pint price rise warnings

‘I will be protesting’ said one unhappy social media user

The Independent UK

UK diners already fear the bill, but the budget just raised it again, warn restaurateurs

UK Hospitality says members would have to hike prices 8% to cover the extra cost of hiring staff under new employer NIC rates

The Guardian - UK

Tesco faces £1bn national insurance hike amid price rise fears

Industry bosses have warned of soaring costs and job losses in the wake of Labour’s maiden budget

The Independent UK

JD Wetherspoon boss issues price rise warning to customers

Tim Martin, Wetherspoon’s chairman, has warned over price rises after the autumn Budget

The National (Scotland)

FTSE 100 reverses early gains as investor nerves grow on Trump trade policy

The blue-chip index had surged early in the day after the US election result, but swung back to finish in the red on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

UK companies warn of growing consumer costs after Budget tax rises

Retailers, housebuilders and hospitality firms all say Labour’s increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will lead to price rises.

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The Independent UK

Cost of living fears rise as pubs and supermarkets warn of Budget “double whammy”

Outspoken Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is amongst those expressing concern

The Guardian - UK

Wetherspoon’s boss warns of pub price rises as result of Labour budget

Tim Martin blamed increases to the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions

Evening Standard

Wetherspoon boss warns over price hikes after Budget tax rises

Tim Martin, Wetherspoon’s chairman, said he believes ‘all hospitality businesses’ are planning to pass on higher costs through price hikes.

Fortune

Michael O’Leary questions Britain's 5 a.m. airport drinking culture

Ryanair boss O'Leary says airport pubs are to blame for rising air rage on Ryanair flights over the summer.

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The Guardian - UK

Wetherspoon’s boss calls academics’ smaller beer glass proposal ‘slightly daft’

Tim Martin criticises schooner suggestion and urges UK government not to restrict pub licensing hours

The Independent UK

Wetherspoon boss hits out at plans to use two-third pint glasses

The pub-chain founder said the proposal was ‘slightly daft’

Fortune

Michael O'Leary calls Wetherspoons chief’s bluff with 2-drink Ryanair limit pledge

Michael O'Leary challenged pub landlords like Wetherspoons' Tim Martin to bring in a two-drink limit.

Fortune

Why is Michael O'Leary telling Nats to replace its chief with 'someone competent?'

O'Leary blasted Nats chief Martin Rolfe after London Gatwick airport was hit with hundreds of delays on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Tim Martin and Michael O’Leary should step outside to settle their differences

Brief letters: Airport drinking | Wild west budgets | Mothers’ milk stout | Bright vegetables | Nominative determinism

Fortune

Wetherspoon boss attacks Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary over calls for 2-drink limit

Founder Tim Martin defended Wetherspoon, which has pubs in airports across the U.K., after Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary called for a drinking cap.

The Independent UK

Wetherspoons boss hits back at Ryanair’s call for pre-flight drink limits

Sir Tim Martin said the pub chain has received ‘no complaints’ from the airport authorities

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