Jamie Oliver slims down with six restaurants shut amid Brexit pain

http://news.sky.com/story/jamie-oliv...-pain-10719490



Pressure is starting to build.

Ha! coming from someone who's always banging on about using fresh local produce.
More like he's over extended, and is looking to blame the common plebs - again!

And...here it it. Our daily dose of doom and gloom. Thought we had escaped for once. Must have taken a bit longer to trawl the internet.

Not sure it can be down to Brexit as according to some remainers we haven't left yet so it doesn't count. Unless of course it is only good news that doesn't count whereas anything slightly less than good is due to evil brexit.

Yep, it's a familiar rather boring routine on here.
Good news on the economy - It's only because we haven't left yet
Any bad news - It's all because of Brexit.

Here's what some thought of the one in Exeter which indicate it was the restaurant that wasn't up to scratch. On my visits to Exeter it was never as busy as Cafe Rouge next door.

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/c...ail/story.html

Anyway good as ever to see ano yawn making thread from the OP who must have had a lie in from his late night effort yesterday.

If you want Italian food the last place you would go to is one of Mockney Jamie Oliver's overpriced cafes.

Did anyone spot the cunning placement of bolding so as to disguise the important bit that says "are likely to have been hit", i.e. the suggestion that the 'hit by' part is not actually from a direct statement from someone in possession of all the facts?

In any case, since the price of *any* restaurant meal is only about 2% dependent on the poshness of the tin of beans and 98% dependent on the expertise with which they are presented upon the toast, I'm more than willing to call BS on this one, or rather 'BATEYA', Brexit As The Excuse Yet Again.

If the owner says it's down to Brexit (or to be precise, the devaluing of the pound after the vote), then why do you think he's lying?

Or are you saying not a single business will be harmed by Brexit?

As a Remainer I don't think these things help. Looks as if he's blaming Brexit for some poor business management. I've no doubt that post-Art 50 we will see some economic consequences. Not sure pizza chains run by multi-millionaire celebrities are going to be the first victim though.

Correct, but that won't stop the Remoan Harpies jumping all over it.

So this is the Brexiteers plan is it? Smear any business that says it has been negatively harmed by the Brexit vote by saying that the real reason must be it is a poor business/shop/restaurant.

Read about this earlier in the Gruan:
Jamie Oliver

I think I tend to agree with the many commentators who say its much more likely to be a poorly executed brand than anything to do with Brexit.

But he or they haven't actually said that have they(see post#7)

If he does then he's hardly likely to admit to a bad business plan or over extending is he? Brexit is just a convenient excuse.

And yes, some businesses will be harmed, and some will gain. But you're not interested about that are you?

Brexit is sounding more and more like a cult - no criticism of Brexit allowed and nothing bad can ever be blamed on Brexit.

Well if it wasn't he'd be closing more of them as they are all subject to the same fall in the value of the £. But hey ho good news is because Brexit hasn't happened yet and bad news is because the vote was for Brexit.

Lets see if I'm clear:

Any bad news (however spurious) is down to Brexit even though it hasn't happened yet?
Any goods news is in spite of Brexit because it hasn't happened yet?

Speaking of a cult, you certainly seem to belong to the one dedicated to scouring the internet for news of anything you can find to blame on Brexit.

Ahhh, now "the cult" routine....

Hasn't Jamie Oliver previously endorsed or at least spoken favourably about UKIP?

It's the bad news and Armageddon "cult"

From the other articles it does sound like there's been some training and quality issues at newer locations, which have enough challenges of their own as it is.

Certainly I think it would be interesting to see the demographics in the areas around the ones that are closing before we start to blame the looming brexit itself, or whether to point the finger at the people hiding in their basements since reading the result - though that's assuming there's anything beyond basic business (or lack of) that led to the closures. Maybe he needs another burst of media coverage, which makes all the difference with any celebrity chef place.

So what about these? Seems not just a one off.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/cele...anagement.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-jack-branches

I would be astonished if he had. He is way too bright to swallow their garbage.

One this particular one, for once I would say it is nothing to do with Brexit and everything to do with his chain being overpriced and, on the odd time I've been in one, absolutely terrible. He's spread his name too far and too thin. Just too greedy.

The one and only time I went to Fifteen it was so awful, we had a complete refund of the total bill. He did have an excuse on that occasion. Bill Clinton arrived with Kevin Spacey and a large entourage, which caused a massive distraction. They were two tables away from us, and Bill was so red he looked like he was about to explode.

Consumer spending in (non fast food) restaurants is up by double digits.
So some restaurateurs presumably are thriving.

I wonder if there can be anything more futile than being obsessed by something over which you have neither any control nor any influence?

Worrying about something you cannot change is pointless and I'm sure self harm is bad for one.