Democracy

General Election 2017: Rights of EU staff biggest issue for hospitality

06-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts & Hannah Thompson

Securing the rights of EU workers to stay in the UK is the most important election issue for the hospitality industry, BigHospitality has found.

Wetherspoon's sales defy Brexit 'doom-mongering'

13-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has hit out at ‘doom-mongering’ politicians and business leaders who claimed that leaving the EU would be fatal for the UK economy.

Labour forces Commons debate on Pubs Bill

21-Jan-2014 By Carina Perkins

Labour's attempt to force the government to introduce legislation establishing a statutory code for pubs in the Queen’s Speech was rejected by Parliament during yesterday’s opposition day debate.

MPs slam efforts to self-regulate the pubco-tenant relationship

10-Jan-2013 By Peter Ruddick

MPs yesterday debated Government plans to introduce an independent adjudicator to enforce a statutory code regulating the relationship between pubcos and tenants with some members criticising those in the industry who had backed self-regulation.

Martin Grant replaced by Bernard Brindley as BII chairman

18-May-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Martin Grant has stepped down as chairman of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) after 10 years of service and is to be replaced by long-standing BII Council member Bernard Brindley.