The watering hole, in Abingdon takes its name from the classic car which was manufactured in the Oxfordshire town, and was opened as 'The Magic Midget' in 1974.
The watering hole, in Abingdon takes its name from the classic MG sports car which was manufactured in the Oxfordshire town, and was opened as 'The Magic Midget' in 1974.
Disablity lecturer Dr Erin Pritchard started a petition to change the name, which she said was 'disablist hate speech' Dr Pritchard spoke with the owners of the bar, brewers Greene King, which is set to reopen the venue with the new name in December following a renovation, the Telegraph reported.
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