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>>I have no idea what UK law is on this, but in the US, when you operate a business that's considered a "public accommodation," discrimination based on a whole list of things (race, sex, religion, etc.) is prohibited. You've opened your doors to the public, and while you can demand certain behavior ("shirt and shoes required," for example), you can't say "sorry, we don't serve women here" or "sorry, no Jews."
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>The distinction here is the location. I agree that when you open your doors to the public, you shouldn't discriminate. We agree on that.
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>The problem comes when someone asks you to serve them off premises and in a different context. It's a different story.

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And we should simple be polite if we reject somebody. Get me right not out of political corectness ot law. Just because the other, those we dislike for some reason, is one of those other human beeings too. You understand, this is true for the one ordering too. I would not order the the salad for the next barbecue on a vegan shop. Sounds not fair. :)

So possibly a polite question and a polite answer could have solved it. But the radicals are on both sides.