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Sir Alan Sugar Joins Government

Image / jovike While Sir Alan Sugar isn’t quite ensconsed in the Cabinet yet, he is moving ever closer into the heady world of Labour party politics. Is his new gig as ‘enterprise champion‘ (for which he’ll also receive a peerage) a dress rehearsal for …

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Apprentice Losers’ Cafe Doing Good Business

Image / Slaminsky Wanna break bread with some of the failed paper clip pushers and snake oil sellers off The Apprentice? The west London cafe where the just-fired failures have a bitch and moan away from Sir Alan’s glower has become an unlikely tourist attraction. …

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Clarkson For Mayor?

The young: they scare us. Or the ones who want Jeremy Clarkson or Surallun to be Mayor (or PM) do, anyway. According to a survey of 16-24 year olds for the Roundhouse, 16% of respondents chose one of the shouty TV slebs as their preferred …

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Labour Approach Sir Alan Sugar For Mayoral Bid

Image by violinconcertono3 The era of glasnost and perestroika between the new-look Evening Standard and Ken Livingstone, which we hinted at just days ago, may already be over, judging by the enthusiasm with which Andrew Gilligan has confirmed that key Labour officials are talking to …

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Sir Alan For City Hall?

May’s mayoral election was criticised by psephological purists for being all style over substance: much of Boris’ appeal lay in his ebullient media persona, honed by regular appearances on Have I Got News For You. If certain rumours are to be believed, then BBC television …