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From the title, you might think I’m about to rip into the contestants, but you’d be absolutely wrong. I’ve disappointed you there, I can sense it.

I used to enjoy The Apprentice, and I’ve blogged before about the show’s questionable moral points and prize. Partly as I’ve been busy, but partly as I think I’d find it really annoying, I’ve not really been watching this series of Young Apprentice. However, I was half-watching something else last night, and switched over mid-way through the episode, to discover they’re still doing that fucking stupid task with the Yellow Pages directories. Does Sugar have shares in them or what?

The task goes like this: Continue reading Young Apprentice – Future business brains? →

I’m generally a fan of The Apprentice. During the last series, I started writing (on this blog) a post about how I was considering stopping. I never posted it, but here’s a very brief excerpt:

“We don’t as a society, respect and reward con-artists. Whatever happened to selling a quality product?”

It was a happy post (clearly!), mostly about how everything was to do with money, and none of these teams would survive longer than the two-day “task” if they had to attract repeat business from satisfied customers.

Last night’s episode saw two teams create new biscuits. I love biscuits. Always have.

mcvitiesmerch — Table in my living room, on a day like any other.

Continue reading I hope Tom leaves The Apprentice soon →