This week, Sir Tim Martin declared the return of the Great British Pub after years of gloom.
Unsurprisingly, he reckons his own JD Wetherspoons chain is the strong horse leading the charge for the boozer (it just reported impressive sales increases on last year). Sir Tim puts his success down to a winning combination of low prices and nice drinks which attract a cross-section of Britain: old folks, youngsters and even now, he says, the chattering classes (the new sauvignon blanc is apparently crackerjack).
