Wetherspoon price rises: How much each drink is going up from today The prices of many popular drinks at the chain will increase by 15p, while meal deals will go up by 30p The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Wetherspoons boss hints at European expansion to popular holiday destinations like Mallorca and Benidorm The budget pub chain could appear in beloved Mediterranean holiday spots, says boss The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
Wetherspoons calls for pub food tax cuts ahead of Budget cost increases It came as the hospitality giant revealed stronger sales for the half-year so far despite selling off more venues. Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025
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 · Jan 22, 2025
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 · Jan 22, 2025
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 · Jan 14, 2025
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 · Jan 13, 2025
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 · Dec 31, 2024
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 · Dec 23, 2024
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 The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
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 · Nov 13, 2024
Wetherspoons axes nation’s favourite beer amid pint price rise warnings ‘I will be protesting’ said one unhappy social media user The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024
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 · Nov 10, 2024
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 · Nov 9, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2024 JD Wetherspoon boss issues price rise warning to customers Tim Martin, Wetherspoon’s chairman, has warned over price rises after the autumn Budget
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024 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.
Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024 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 · Nov 6, 2024 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 · Nov 6, 2024 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 · Oct 4, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2024 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 · Oct 4, 2024 Wetherspoon boss hits out at plans to use two-third pint glasses The pub-chain founder said the proposal was ‘slightly daft’
Fortune · Sep 13, 2024 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 · Sep 9, 2024 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.