Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

[Valmy]

Any time Labour wants to take the situation seriously and actually try to appeal to their supporters would be great.

[Sheilbh]

After collapse of the recent case against alleged spies for China (because the government wouldn't testify that China was hostile), three arrested today for spying for China. Very few details at this point but Guardian reporting one is the partner of a sitting government MP.

Edit: And one of the other three is partner of a former Labour MP.

[mongers]

The way the Brewdog employees,  many young people, have been treated is disgusting.

[Sheilbh]

The way the Brewdog employees,  many young people, have been treated is disgusting.

Knew someone who worked there when they were still new and exciting about 15 years ago and just launching bars. From that experience it was already absolutely toxic and the owners were just dicks in every way and that behaviour from the leadership people flowed down. Not surprised that continued especially as they massively expanded and then collapsed.

Also they had a crowdfunder-y/community side with "equity for punks" so lots of people who just liked their beer put some money in and will have lost it all.

[mongers]

The way the Brewdog employees,  many young people, have been treated is disgusting.

Knew someone who worked there when they were still new and exciting about 15 years ago and just launching bars. From that experience it was already absolutely toxic and the owners were just dicks in every way and that behaviour from the leadership people flowed down. Not surprised that continued especially as they massively expanded and then collapsed.
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Interesting, yet they got away with it and for yearswere the darlings of domestic business news coverage; 1st class PR?

[garbon]

The way the Brewdog employees,  many young people, have been treated is disgusting.

Knew someone who worked there when they were still new and exciting about 15 years ago and just launching bars. From that experience it was already absolutely toxic and the owners were just dicks in every way and that behaviour from the leadership people flowed down. Not surprised that continued especially as they massively expanded and then collapsed.
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Interesting, yet they got away with it and for yearswere the darlings of domestic business news coverage; 1st class PR?

Since post COVID they have been struggling as the bad PR was out. One of the toxic co-founders had to step down in 2024. They also had already shredded commitment to living wage they had pledged.

I think they also didn't properly know how to scale. Where I worked in central London had 3 different BrewDog locations within a 15 minute walk. That was silly.