Tommy Robinson asked to leave a restaurant because staff felt uncomfortable serving him…

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… AIBU to enjoy this?!

If you spout objectionable views, don’t be surprised if people object to you!

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tommy-robinson-kicked-out-hawksmoor-london-b1231594.html

If it's his pub then that's his choice. It's not up to the bar staff.

What if you refuse because of their proven violent history?

So you're against discrimination? Interesting then that this incident has amused you.

Ummmm. No it’s not. He has the right to say what he says. Other people have the right to react to, and act upon, that.

As a PP said, fuck around and find out.

I get that.

PMSL at all the eejits who think being a violent, racist criminal is a protected characteristic.😅

Except it isn't bollocks. I wish it was, but if you'd actually looked into this, rather than believe everything the lying media tell you, then you'd soon realise.

I don't understand his ban on ketchup.

Tiptree jams make ketchup

I quite agree.

I have. Hence I know you haven’t.

No it's discrimination based on belief and he can now successfully sue the restaurant.
When you find yourself in this sort of situation the manager serves the customer and sacks the staff who refused to serve him or face going bankrupt paying for legal fees and compensation.
Whilst this couldn't have happened to a more deserving person it was ridiculously stupid of the restaurant manager.

Love this, couldn’t put it better myself.

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Well then, that grotty little man can have a taste of his own medicine, can't he.

I work in IT and at one point the BNP wanted us to take them on as a client. It was all very cloak and dagger and they didn't say they were the BNP. They pretended to be a marketing / call centre business. Luckily literally a few days later there was a big exposé in the local Sunday paper.

No it's discrimination based on belief and he can now successfully sue the restaurant.

No it isn’t and no he can’t. The proprietor of a private business can serve whoever they choose on the premises they own.

I only ask because I didn't see you step in when equality legislation was being discussed. Not quite sure why you have responded to a valid point with a yawn. Really quite bizarre.

They drew the line when he asked for gammon - they have standards !

Well they’re not trying to hide it, are they. We’re all familiar with Rotherham.

What they’re not doing is blaming all brown people or immigrants for it, because that would be a bit like thinking all doctors are Harold Shipman.

Nobody, with any level of common sense, is watching both Tommy Robinson and Jordan Peterson at the same time. I mean, grim - not thank you. I would try and listen to a single word Mr Yaxley-Lennon says, but I can’t hear him over the I’M A MASSIVE RACIST overtones.

What evidence is there that this was the reason. Would it be acceptable to refuse service to someone wearing a burka? Face coverings are not religiously mandated after all. I wonder what outrage there would be in that scenario? Screams of racism and islamophobia no doubt.

Agree, and now the restaurant will face numerous protests. Was it really worth it? Time will tell, but I would guess not!

Bit difficult to eat in a burka.

Good. If I owned a business I wouldn't want it linked to him in any way. Other than being the place that chucked him out. Well done to them!

And of course this has everything to do with who he is and noothing to do with the huge amount of publicity this will bring the restaurant. Cynical?

This is pure virtue signalling on their part. They’ve not banned him because of who and what he is, they’ve banned him because they know who he is. They will be serving despicable characters every day of the week, but because those people are anonymous they will be given the same service as everyone else.

This is a pure publicity stunt and nothing more.

And if it isn’t then it’s a dangerous road to go down.

It’s easy to turn around and say that you think good on them for banning a racist. But what about other views? We all have some view which someone will not agree with, should you be banned from places for holding those views?

Let him sue then using those no dount prejudiced courts to seek redress.