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'''Tim Martin''' is a British businessman and the founder and chairman of the pub chain [[Wetherspoons]]. <ref>James Moore,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-moore-dont-shed-too-many-tears-for-tim-martin-and-jd-wetherspoon-9994157.html 'Dont shed too many tears for Tim Martin and JD Wetherspoon' 22 January 2015], ''Independent'', accessed 19 May 2016</ref>  
 
'''Tim Martin''' is a British businessman and the founder and chairman of the pub chain [[Wetherspoons]]. <ref>James Moore,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-moore-dont-shed-too-many-tears-for-tim-martin-and-jd-wetherspoon-9994157.html 'Dont shed too many tears for Tim Martin and JD Wetherspoon' 22 January 2015], ''Independent'', accessed 19 May 2016</ref>  
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Martin is a donor to the 'Vote Leave' campaign.
  
 
==Brexit chats with drinkers==
 
==Brexit chats with drinkers==
Prominent leave campaigner '''Tim Martin''' will be dropping into surprise drinkers in his pub chain Wetherspoons to discuss the upcoming EU referendum. Martin is going to attempt to visit at least 100 pubs over the next few weeks in the run up to the referendum, to make the case for withdrawal when polls open on 23 June.  
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To make the case for Britain's withdrawal from the [[European Union]] (EU) Martin announced that he would visit drinkers in at least 100 of his Wetherspoons pubs to discuss the upcoming British referendum over EU membership. He said told ''Sky News'' he had also printed hundreds of thousands of a special edition ''Wetherspoon News'' magazine, featuring arguments from both the 'leave' and 'remain' camps.  
 
 
The pub chain owner has also printed hundreds of thousands of editions of Wetherspoon News magazine, featuring arguments from both camps. Martin said: 'The EU referendum is extremely important and I believe it is vital that voters are given the arguments both for and against, so they can make up their minds.'
 
  
'Our Wetherspoon News EU special brings together a number of articles which I hope people will read and help them make up their mind on which way they are going to vote. I look forward to speaking with Wetherspoon customers during the next four weeks in our pubs across the UK as part of the EU referendum debate.' <ref>[http://news.sky.com/story/1701241/pub-boss-to-hold-brexit-chats-with-drinkers 'Pub Boss to hold Brexit chats with drinkers', 24 May 2016], ''Sky News'', accessed 24 May 2016</ref>
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:The EU referendum is extremely important and I believe it is vital that voters are given the arguments both for and against, so they can make up their minds. Our ''Wetherspoon News'' EU special brings together a number of articles which I hope people will read and help them make up their mind on which way they are going to vote. I look forward to speaking with Wetherspoon customers during the next four weeks in our pubs across the UK as part of the EU referendum debate.' <ref>[http://news.sky.com/story/1701241/pub-boss-to-hold-brexit-chats-with-drinkers 'Pub Boss to hold Brexit chats with drinkers', 24 May 2016], ''Sky News'', accessed 24 May 2016</ref>
  
 
==Donations==
 
==Donations==
*[[Vote Leave]] - donated £62,000 (in 2 donations) to lead anti-EU group in the run up to the UK's membership referendum in June 2016 <ref name="EC">Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=4&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donation Search], accessed 12 May 2016</ref>
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*[[Vote Leave]] - Martin donated £62,000 (in two separate donations) to this anti-EU campaign group ahead of the UK's June 2016 membership referendum <ref name="EC">Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=4&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donation Search], accessed 12 May 2016</ref>
  
 
[[Category: Brexit|Martin, Tim]] [[Category: UK|Martin, TIm]]
 
[[Category: Brexit|Martin, Tim]] [[Category: UK|Martin, TIm]]

Revision as of 11:11, 26 May 2016

Tim Martin is a British businessman and the founder and chairman of the pub chain Wetherspoons. [1]

Martin is a donor to the 'Vote Leave' campaign.

Brexit chats with drinkers

To make the case for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) Martin announced that he would visit drinkers in at least 100 of his Wetherspoons pubs to discuss the upcoming British referendum over EU membership. He said told Sky News he had also printed hundreds of thousands of a special edition Wetherspoon News magazine, featuring arguments from both the 'leave' and 'remain' camps.

The EU referendum is extremely important and I believe it is vital that voters are given the arguments both for and against, so they can make up their minds. Our Wetherspoon News EU special brings together a number of articles which I hope people will read and help them make up their mind on which way they are going to vote. I look forward to speaking with Wetherspoon customers during the next four weeks in our pubs across the UK as part of the EU referendum debate.' [2]

Donations

  • Vote Leave - Martin donated £62,000 (in two separate donations) to this anti-EU campaign group ahead of the UK's June 2016 membership referendum [3]

Notes

  1. James Moore,'Dont shed too many tears for Tim Martin and JD Wetherspoon' 22 January 2015, Independent, accessed 19 May 2016
  2. 'Pub Boss to hold Brexit chats with drinkers', 24 May 2016, Sky News, accessed 24 May 2016
  3. Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 12 May 2016