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Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name
Locals have branded the decision to rename the pub “ridiculous” while others say the name was derogatory
>Thousands of people have signed a counter-petition to keep a pub’s “offensive” name after a rebrand was announced. > >The Midget, a Greene King pub in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, was first subject of a petition signed by more than 1,300 people calling on the brewery franchise to “recognise the offence of the term and its implications” of the pub’s name. > >The name comes from the iconic MG car which was built in the car company’s former factory in Abingdon. > >Last week, Greene King said it would rename the pub The Roaring Raindrop in tribute to the last ever land speed record-breaking car produced by MG. > >But some locals have objected with more than 2,800 people signing a counter-petition calling on the brewery to reverse the plans to rebrand.