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JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has never been shy to express his view on Britain’s membership of the EU. | JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has never been shy to express his view on Britain’s membership of the EU. |
He’s against it. | He’s against it. |
Accordingly, the pub chain has printed 200,000 beer mats that argue for a Leave vote, asking why British voters should trust IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, who has backed the Remain campaign. | Accordingly, the pub chain has printed 200,000 beer mats that argue for a Leave vote, asking why British voters should trust IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, who has backed the Remain campaign. |
The summer edition of Wetherspoons news, a magazine available in every Wetherspons pub, is also largely dominated by the EU referendum debate. | The summer edition of Wetherspoons news, a magazine available in every Wetherspons pub, is also largely dominated by the EU referendum debate. |
We here at GuardianWitness are not, on a philosophical level, against the idea of beer mats being used as political propaganda. | We here at GuardianWitness are not, on a philosophical level, against the idea of beer mats being used as political propaganda. |
But we think our readers can do better than Mr Martin, who has chosen a rather tangential target for his anti-EU message. | But we think our readers can do better than Mr Martin, who has chosen a rather tangential target for his anti-EU message. |
So it’s over to you. We want your EU referendum beer mat designs - a sentence I never expected to write, but there we are. | So it’s over to you. We want your EU referendum beer mat designs - a sentence I never expected to write, but there we are. |
Whether you’re firmly in favour of Britain’s continued membership of the EU, are desperate for it to Leave - even if you’re still on the fence - send your beer mat mock-up designs to us via GuardianWitness. We’ll post the most entertaining and/or informative in a gallery. | Whether you’re firmly in favour of Britain’s continued membership of the EU, are desperate for it to Leave - even if you’re still on the fence - send your beer mat mock-up designs to us via GuardianWitness. We’ll post the most entertaining and/or informative in a gallery. |
You can also send them to james.walsh@theguardian.com, if you prefer. |
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