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     • Wetherspoon pub chain founder Tim Martin has been knighted in the New Year Honours list. The Brexit campaigner has been recognised for his services to hospitality and culture. He was one of the most high-profile business people to argue in favour of leaving the EU during the 2016 referendum campaign.
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   Who is Tim Martin?

   • Fellow Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said the honour was "well deserved". "Tim Martin has created an extraordinary business, given great value to customers and preserved some wonderful historic buildings," he told the BBC. "I have appeared with him all over the country in the battle for Brexit and he is great company."

   Tim Martin: Wetherspoon boss knighted in New Year Honours

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   Why did Tim Martin get a name?

   • The story goes that the chain was named after a former teacher who said that Tim Martin would never amount to much but Tim admitted in an interview in 2018: “That’s a myth, but it has lasted because it is such a good story.’ Actually, it was named for a teacher who could not command a class during his schooldays in New Zealand.

   All about Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin - Business Live

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   Who is spoons boss Tim Martin?

   • From one single pub in London to serving drinks across the nation, Spoons boss Tim Martin has created one of the most recognisable stops in the county. Martin, 67, lives in Exeter with his wife Felicity Cooper; the couple have four children.

   Wetherspoon: Tim Martin's story and his life in Exeter

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   What advice would Tim Martin give his younger self?

   • “Listen more, don’t be so obnoxious you big git, and there’s no need to drink four pints of Abbot every single night.” This is advice Tim Martin would give his younger self. Wise words.

   JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin on 45 years running pubs

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   Did Tim Martin rename Wetherspoons?

   • For the first month, it was called Martin’s Free House, but was renamed Wetherspoons early in 1980. The story goes that the chain was named after a former teacher who said that Tim Martin would never amount to much but Tim admitted in an interview in 2018: “That’s a myth, but it has lasted because it is such a good story.’

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   Will Martin see himself in the next election?

   • Despite this, Martin’s politics has found its way into headlines. He to the Conservative Party ahead of the 2019 general election, but has hinted that he could see himself in the next election if they have a “decent set of policies''.

   JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin on 45 years running pubs

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3. www.devonlive.com › news › celebs-tvWetherspoon: Tim Martin's story and his life in Exeter

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   Mar 1, 2023 · From one single pub in London to serving drinks across the nation, Spoons boss Tim Martin has created one of the most recognisable stops in the county. Martin, 67, lives in Exeter with his...

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   Dec 29, 2023 · Wetherspoon pub chain founder Tim Martin has been knighted in the New Year Honours list. The Brexit campaigner has been recognised for his services to hospitality and culture. He was one of the...

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   Jan 12, 2024 · ‘I never fancied a dynasty’: Sir Tim Martin on responsible profit and why his successor won’t be family JD Wetherspoon’s outspoken chairman, who was recently knighted in the new year’s Honours List, discusses Brexit, importance of consistency and the value of staff and customer feedback

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   Outspoken Wetherspoons founder and Brexit supporter Tim Martin has been knighted in the New Year honours. The businessman, whose cheap pubs are a regular sight in High Streets across the UK, has...

7. www.business-live.co.uk › enterprise › wetherspoonAll about Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin - Business Live

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   Feb 16, 2021 · The Wetherspoon founder and chairman is well known as a controversial figure - not holding back on his Brexiteer stance and questioning the science behind keeping pubs out in the the cold in Covid-19 restrictions.

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8. www.spectator.co.uk › article › why-did-it-take-soWhy did it take so long to give Tim Martin a knighthood?

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   Dec 31, 2023 · The news that Tim Martin, the founder of JD Wetherspoon, has been given a knighthood in the New Year Honours list caused predictable outrage among the perpetually outraged.

9. www.morningadvertiser.co.uk › Article › 2024/05/24JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin on 45 years running pubs

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   May 31, 2024 · The Morning Advertiser stated in an article dated 24 May 2024 that the Chairman of J D Wetherspoon, Sir Tim Martin, stated that the company could not continue to pay employees during the Covid-19 pandemic.