Great PR disaster for Punch Taverns. The Punch Taverns spokeman has been eating humble pie all over the London radio stations this morning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...at-boy-apology
Great PR disaster for Punch Taverns. The Punch Taverns spokeman has been eating humble pie all over the London radio stations this morning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...at-boy-apology
Work is the curse of the drinking Class - Oscar Wilde
You would think any Pub that got a booking for 50 People in the curent climate woulkd be grateful who ever its from as long as there paying and not causing a nuisance too other customers. The person in charge must have been a right fool.
Don't You just hate Pubs that say
( We don't stock any Real Ales as theres Just no call for it.)
Er, I'm not sure of the wisdom or legality of declaring a large, wealthy business to be homophobic based on the unpleasant actions of one individual.
And you can really taste the hops!
Of course it is wrong that someone should be discriminated against because of their sexuality - but the‘Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights society’? Lord give me strength.
I think Evil Gazebo was meaning the title, and in the interests of being silly I will change the title.
Thanks Evil, Conrad, Good Call..
Obviously my original title was meant as a joke, not a statement.
But when considering the legal representation that is at the disposal of Punch Taverns, and the size of the one I could afford, I approve of your modification..
Work is the curse of the drinking Class - Oscar Wilde
If anyone moans we will change it properly, I certainly read it as tongue in cheek.
From what I can pick up it was entirely the staff in this story (and even that isn't really clear, oddly vague story when I read it yesterday), and whilst Punch have a bad reputation for some things it seems a bit mad to suggest they are homophobic. As you say though, with the resources at their command you never quite know if they will have a mad 5 minutes in their embarrassment.
The pub is a short walk from my office and I have been there several times without finding the place in any way discriminatory. An isolated incident involving one idiot me thinks.
A sensible manager would ask them to remove or roll up their banner.(Health'n' safety, don't you know)
It is bizarre, finally got round to reading the Guardian version of the story, and it still sounds like a lot of noise to me. Clearly it may be worse than I am reading it but it does feel a little one sided and yelly.