Rich Bastard upsets his workforce

The content might be a disappointment but I had to write that title.

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The entire housekeeping team at a manor house hotel has quit in protest over 'unacceptable' working conditions. The wealthy Bastard family bought the Grade I listed hotel and spent thousands of pounds on a major refurbishment of the building last year. The venue, which has been run by Spike Bastard since last year was awarded an AA Rosette in November after undergoing a major refurbishment.

Spike Bastard might well be the best name in the history of humanity. Moving on, we are also told that

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The Bastard family has owned the estate since the time of William the Conqueror and are still based there, converting their family home into a hotel and restaurant in 1996.

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The surname was first found in Devon and all modern Bastards are thought to be the descendants of Robert Bastard, who had several manors in the county during the reign of William I.

I love this country.


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