Britain’s got talent – but not with Sir Alan
By Alastair Milburn
You might recall that in my last posting, I enthused about the return of The Apprentice.
Usually, reality TV does absolutely nothing for me. OK, I admit I was one of the millions who went onto YouTube to watch Susan Boyle’s amazing ‘Ugly Duckling Turns Swan’ performance on Britain’s Got Talent a couple of weeks ago.
But for me, and a growing audience of millions, The Apprentice, has proved compulsive viewing – and I have never missed an episode as each series counts down to Sir Alan’s chosen one (don’t you dare forget the ‘Sir’).
But not any more. This latest series has left me decidedly flat and quite frankly, cheated and angry.
I suppose I should have seen the warning signs. Last year’s selection process did suggest an increased leaning towards letting the more controversial characters remain – Lee should have been sacked for lying about his CV – and that premise is at total odds with the whole remit of this show.
Style (good or bad) has increasingly been chosen over substance – to the point where we are surely left with the most talentless group of contestants to have ever graced this once brilliant show.
Are the producers really saying that this motley bunch of individuals is the cream of the tens of thousands who applied?
Do they really think the likes of Debra, Ben, James and Philip are the future of business in this country?
If they really do, I for one, will be saying: ‘The Apprentice? You’re fired!’
I’m glad to say that I think the reality in Wales is far more encouraging.
Our work with Careers Wales has brought us in to contact with far more talented, budding entrepreneurs whose ideas and enthusiasm has never failed to amaze us through schemes such as the Dynamo Project or Make Your Mark Challenge.
You can read more at http://www.careerswales.com/documents/200929_annual%20report_eng_lores.pdf
Tags: Careers Wales, Debra Ben James and Philip, Dynamo Project, entrepreneurs, Make Your Mark Challenge, Sir Alan Sugar, The Apprentice
