I will say this, if Paul genuinely feels like Jason was a massive part of the cafe’s success, and there’s a good chance he was,
(I keep forgetting Paul was still struggling with alcohol at the time they set up?)
He might feel he owes part of that success to Jason.
I rip the piss out of Jason and he’s irritating as duck, BUT there must be a side to him we don’t see on social media, Paul can be a messer but he’s not stupid, I doubt he’d allow Jason to have a free ride all this time without there being a reason he’s kept him around and continues to allow him to be part of the brand/cafe.