Wetherspoon chief criticises UK government’s ‘reckless decisions’ on Covid-19

Chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 08:13
Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent

The chairman of pub chain Wetherspoon has accused the British government of making “reckless decisions” in its Covid-19 policies.

Tim Martin said it was a “fallacy” that pubs will reopen on Wednesday when the current lockdown ends.

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