Alan Sugar

Last updated at 1:04 AM on 26th November 2009 Alan Sugar yesterday risked infuriating small businesses again by saying they should not expect a 'blank cheque' simply for ' coming up with a good idea'. The Government's business tsar used...

In this article: Small business, House of Lords, and Gordon Brown

...of the organisation. He called it "Itsubbarria". What? Please don't write to tell me this is how it is pronounced in Scotland. Later Alan Sugar, Lorr-shugger-uh-Clacton, made his maiden speech in the House of Lords. It was a thoughtful...

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Sir Alan Sugar: "The Lords think I'm a brusque ignorant cockney" Sir Alan Sugar: "The Lords think I'm a brusque, ignorant cockney" Lord Sugar of Clapton on the mighty stir his peerage has caused at the Palace of Westminster Lord Sugar of...

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...businesswoman to tears... by telling her to get off benefits and work harder Last updated at 5:25 PM on 18th November 2009 Alan Sugar reduced a struggling businesswoman to tears with his acid tongue remarks, it has emerged. Wendy...

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Allegations of sexism against business tycoon are dropped By METRO NEWS REPORTER - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Sir Alan Sugar has had a legal bid against him dropped A former employee of business tsar Sir Alan Sugar has abandoned her...

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...lived up to his reputation at the British Library last night, writes Richard Tyler. Published: 3:00PM GMT 18 Nov 2009 Sir Alan Sugar makes a speech to the House of Lords Photo: PA Labour's so-called Enterprise Champion was in an...

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...possible date for an election. The show had been due to run for three months from March next year. Lord Sugar, who became Baron Sugar of Clapton in May, spoke out before addressing 800 school and college pupils in London as part of...

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Last updated at 4:43 PM on 10th November 2009 Rescheduled: Lord Alan Sugar's popular show The Apprentice will be screen three months later to avoid clashing with the General Election Lord Sugar's TV show The Apprentice will be...

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Lord Sugar has admitted he considered quitting his role as the government's enterprise champion after only five months. Lord Sugar has faced calls for his resignation from small business leaders The Apprentice star has faced calls for...

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Lord Sugar seems to be catching on to this politics lark. Yesterday, a day after an intemperate public rant about the small firms he's supposed to be championing in his new Government post, The Apprentice star issued this statement: "It is...

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