The Economic Importance of Manufacturing

I think Alan Sugar is a clown, he is about as comfortable with true entrepreneurship as Ryan Giggs is at a family wedding. His somewhat crass remarks about having never come across an engineer who has succeeded in business has prompted a wave of responses from the business community. Here is a selection of articles: And I have included an article by Luke Johnson which takes the Apprentice to bits and castigates it as a show that demonstrates that the BBC is not serious about real business.

Management Today: Engineering debate: whither China?

James Dyson in the Guardian: Engineers always do the business, Lord Sugar.... “at base, engineering is about problem-solving and inventing, making lives better through developing new technology.

Telegraph: ‘Brain drain’ risk to re-balancing UK economy

Daily Mail: Britain’s engineers blow a fuse after Sir Alan Sugar brands them business failures

and finally (an article not to miss!)

Luke Johnson: A loathsome show, a panto villain host and an insult to business