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Brexiter Tim Martin lashes out at government for ‘arbitrary’ measures taken to curb spread of OmicronCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe founder of Wetherspoons, Tim Martin, has criticised restrictions designed to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as “arbitrary”, warning that the pub chain’s first half profits could be wiped out by what he called “lockdown by stealth”.In an update to the stock market, JD Wetherspoon told investors that “uncertainty, and the introduction of radical changes of direction by the government, make predictions for sales and profits hazardous”. Continue reading...