The 100 biggest taxpayers in the UK were revealed today, with Russian-born billionaire Alex Gerko nabbing first place from betting tycoon Denise Coates, who is now in second place alongside her brother John and father Peter Coates.
Further down the list though, according to the Sunday Times, was Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin, who was revealed to be paying £123.2 million in UK tax, making him the seventh-highest taxpayer in the country.
While we all love nipping into our local Wetherspoons for a pint and some reasonably priced grub, there's one thing that many of us don't know - how the chain got its name.
