tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post6391552718960425765..comments2023-11-02T02:40:28.264-07:00Comments on They Got Me Over A Barrel: The True Cost of Pub Closures are the Human Costs that are Never Calculated. It HAS to stop. J Mark Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-5341646092870814882014-11-25T06:57:27.541-08:002014-11-25T06:57:27.541-08:00You are an idiot You are an idiot J Mark Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-19600282612867056902014-11-25T05:18:54.239-08:002014-11-25T05:18:54.239-08:00It looks as if yesterday's perfectly rational ...It looks as if yesterday's perfectly rational comment was not "approved" for publication.Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-62940428463246643572014-11-24T05:59:55.341-08:002014-11-24T05:59:55.341-08:00Have you considered that the vote may have gone th...Have you considered that the vote may have gone the way it did precisely because of the sort of misinformation that you've been scattering about?<br /><br />What's happened has happened however, and there will be interesting times ahead - including, I suppose, FOT rent assessments based on wholesale prices 50% of list prices!Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-67639547940695934352014-11-22T21:18:29.122-08:002014-11-22T21:18:29.122-08:00My point was made on 18 November 2014 in the House...My point was made on 18 November 2014 in the House of Commons by a democratic vote to adopt an amendment to the Small Business Bill which effectively allows tied tenants to be no worse off than free of tie.<br /><br />Your point has been made by being an anonymous denier of grotesque abuse of an archaic legal construct that should have been outlawed 25 years ago with the Beer Orders when some private equity influence prevented adequate legislation from coming into place then.J Mark Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-53168111869521042642014-11-01T15:17:31.520-07:002014-11-01T15:17:31.520-07:00There are only three points really:
You've ex...There are only three points really:<br /><br />You've exaggerated the pub closure numbers - unless you can point me to another source which verifies your figures.<br /><br />The tenant in the blog didn't pay 2x pricing. So it's not general.<br /><br />The same survey that puts 60%in the <£10k bracket also puts 1% at >£45k; by definition there are 39% in between. So tenants aren't "left with nothing".<br /><br />You're wrong in some checkable things. What are we to make of the uncheckable allegations and assertions?Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-11914995634300779602014-11-01T11:53:14.482-07:002014-11-01T11:53:14.482-07:00Doh! There you go again.
The #GreatBritishPubcoS...Doh! There you go again. <br /><br />The #GreatBritishPubcoScam is called a SCAM because that is what it is. These are the way various dictionaries handle SCAM: <br /><br />SCAM<br /><br />A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.<br />To defraud; swindle.<br />A stratagem for gain; a swindle<br />To swindle (someone) by means of a trick<br />A dishonest way to make money by deceiving people<br />a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.<br /><br />I'll be back when I have a moment to deal with the rest of your stuff. J Mark Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-76470159406701886622014-10-28T07:58:25.218-07:002014-10-28T07:58:25.218-07:00The date of the blog post doesn't undermine it...The date of the blog post doesn't undermine its content, which appears to contradict, from the horse's mouth so to speak, two of Mark's key propositions - double pricing and zero profits.<br /><br />On sympathy, other than repeat that I have sympathy for anyone who's ill, I'm not sure what more to say.Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-29505297525138515222014-10-28T06:58:30.908-07:002014-10-28T06:58:30.908-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719353567763907190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-6766842410211531042014-10-28T06:56:16.050-07:002014-10-28T06:56:16.050-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719353567763907190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-68335965507933628282014-10-28T03:12:33.993-07:002014-10-28T03:12:33.993-07:00Interesting take from a former Punch tenant:
http...Interesting take from a former Punch tenant:<br /><br />http://stonch.blogspot.co.uk/<br /><br />more evidence against double pricing, and another who sold a lease - presumably not a non profit one!Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-56660380168515308992014-10-27T14:52:08.030-07:002014-10-27T14:52:08.030-07:00Mark posts a lot of generalised accusations and al...Mark posts a lot of generalised accusations and allegations, few of which can be checked. <br /><br />Here are two with numbers though:<br /><br />Is this true for all 20k tenants? - "That means they take all their tenants' profits, leaving the tenants with nothing." The surveys which Mark dismisses so readily would tell a different story.<br /><br />Let's assume every pub closure is tied (they're not). 31pw = 1600 - contrast with "This is getting rid of around 2000 pubs every year"<br /><br />If the things which can be checked are exaggeration - what are we to think of the rest?<br /><br />Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-86459141361217819362014-10-27T14:38:53.012-07:002014-10-27T14:38:53.012-07:00your missing the point ! until someone recognizes ...your missing the point ! until someone recognizes that Mark is telling the truth and speaking for thousands of us he will never get tired of repeating his self and you certainly wont wear him down .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299767353663674348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-81998174455506830802014-10-27T13:24:42.209-07:002014-10-27T13:24:42.209-07:00Mark's diatribes are almost always the same, w...Mark's diatribes are almost always the same, word for word. I have read the rest and there's nothing really new.(The incorrect pub name and location are actually in the third para not the last page).<br /><br />I do have sympathy for anyone who's ill. <br /><br />A couple of things to consider. <br /><br />Mark's final "unaffordable" rent was settled at arbitration; that's the mechanism for an independent RICS third party to set the rent when the parties disagree.<br /><br />My understanding is that this lady purchased the lease from another tenant. I wonder what Mark's take is in the ethics of knowingly selling a "car with faulty brakes" - as he says all tied leases are (and indeed discussing someone's health and family matters on an open, public forum)Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-72590768025430143722014-10-27T11:31:07.731-07:002014-10-27T11:31:07.731-07:00you have obviously not read the rest ! and as your...you have obviously not read the rest ! and as your pointless and petty remark shows you would not care .Thank god Mark wont be shut up .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299767353663674348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-37590179267524105952014-10-27T10:08:57.697-07:002014-10-27T10:08:57.697-07:00Thanks for pointing that out - amended.Thanks for pointing that out - amended.J Mark Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467535.post-42786856982437123092014-10-27T07:39:29.527-07:002014-10-27T07:39:29.527-07:00http://www.thecockatlavenham.co.uk/index.html
If ...http://www.thecockatlavenham.co.uk/index.html<br /><br />If you can't get the basic details such as pub name and location right, what are we to make of the rest?<br /><br />(Lavenham's about 80 miles from Sheringham).Non Labour but fascinated.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05814664786703341901noreply@blogger.com