Call it ‘tip-creep’. Or ‘tipflation’.
Or just call it an appalling manipulation of the British people’s inherent but quiet generosity – an American import that’s alien, insulting and deeply embarrassing. Yes, it’s the ever-expanding tyranny of the service charge.
The man who has most recently stoked the flames of this burning issue is Gordon Ramsay, having just introduced an ‘optional’ 20 per cent service charge at his Asian-themed restaurant, Lucky Cat, in the City of London – causing all hell to break loose.
Lucky Cat occupies the 60th floor of a skyscraper. It’s the highest restaurant in the capital and now commands the highest
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