Chavs and other scum drink in Weatherspoons, so I think if they are succesful, all power to their elbow.
It is a shame in one way because Weatherspoons do have some decent beers and the grub is OK and reasonably priced if you are after some quick nosebag - but equally, for these reasons, £1.50 a pint is always going to attract the scum.
I live in what is considered an affluent town. We have a Weatherspoons, and when 'normal' people walk past it on a Friday or Saturday night, you are pretty much guaranteed to be harangued by the scum underclass who are milling around outside having had their fill of cheap booze.
Fortunately we have enough decent pubs where beer is priced sensibly which discourages the chav scum underclass to mix with the normal decent people who enjoy a beer.
I'm rambling.....yes, I believe the people should have a right to veto.