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Thank God! I was starting to feel like the only one who found it ridiculous. It's great to be inclusive but it was never going to fly under their circumstances.
It was such a lazy idea and has nothing to do with inclusivity. If anything, it buys further into stereotyping -- i.e. that if you're not a "typical man" then you must be one who wants to wear dresses.
 
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It was such a lazy idea and has nothing to do with inclusivity. If anything, it buys further into stereotyping -- i.e. that if you're not a "typical man" then you must be one who likes to wear dresses.
I don't know any men that want to wear dresses, certainly not in age group. My husband laughed himself silly over the idea that any man would want to wear that parachute monstrosity. Maybe someone like Sam Smith would wear it but most men aren't attending red carpet events where they have to dress weirdly to stand out.
 
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Without knowing the candidates which of these business ideas do you think Alan would go for...

- Taiwanese bubble tea stores
- Indian-Italian fusion pizza shop/range
- Online networking platform that connect budding entrepreneurs with potential investors
- commercial and residential air conditioning
- "orchestra of the world's most talented 3D artists"
Isn't the online networking one basically linkedin?
 
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Chisola and Anisa are my two favourites for the final, though I do like Dean too. Problem is, no matter how good or likeable they are, they usually have rubbish, half baked business plans that don't really deserve investment. I miss the old days of an actual job being the prize. Or the winner being someone with an existing product that just needs a bit of investment or influence from LS to break through. It feels like sometimes these business ideas are something a teenager has come up with in their bedrooms for a bit of spare pocket money.
 
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I think in the preview at the end of the last episode Dean said something along the lines of ‘I thought it would be funny but obviously not’ so I think he’s put something daft in there
 
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I think in the preview at the end of the last episode Dean said something along the lines of ‘I thought it would be funny but obviously not’ so I think he’s put something daft in there
Which no sane entrepreneur wanting a business deal would do tbh
 
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It was such a lazy idea and has nothing to do with inclusivity. If anything, it buys further into stereotyping -- i.e. that if you're not a "typical man" then you must be one who wants to wear dresses.
I think maybe she was trying to be different and stand out. More fool Jordan for going along with it Personally I thought it was batshit and am glad to know others feel the same.

It was a skirt, not a dress. My fella can't understand the difference between a skirt and a dress, it drives me nuts.

I wasn't a fan of Mia in general, she struck me as a pain in the a. Dunno why everyone likes her so much.
 
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I think maybe she was trying to be different and stand out. More fool Jordan for going along with it Personally I thought it was batshit and am glad to know others feel the same.

It was a skirt, not a dress. My fella can't understand the difference between a skirt and a dress, it drives me nuts.

I wasn't a fan of Mia in general, she struck me as a pain in the a. Dunno why everyone likes her so much.
Same, I was thrilled she left! I was worried she might win. Haven’t forgiven her for not knowing what umami means but using the word on a product anyway 🤦🏼‍♀️
 
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I think in the preview at the end of the last episode Dean said something along the lines of ‘I thought it would be funny but obviously not’ so I think he’s put something daft in there
Pictures of air conditioners? 😂
 
I struggle to see how air conditioning can be a viable business in the UK for someone like Alan sugar. The climate hasn't changed THAT much, and is unlikely to to the extend we all need air conditioning any time soon.

It's also a massive cost for company's to put in offices
 
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Jordan keeps coming up on my fyp on tiktok and he's making a twit of himself.

Now he's calling Ireland a minority country ... since when??? I'm Irish and we've never been classed as that.
Oh he also finds it offensive when people say " top of the morning to ya "
Jordan please. You are giving us a bad name 😅😅😅
 
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Anisa has already started expanding her business. She’s launched a ‘by post’ service and bought a new van and the socials for both her pizza business and the family restaurant are much slicker. I can’t decide if that means she’s definitely won or definitely not won. (Her takeaway pizzas are really nice btw, much nicer than the thought of Indian/Italian fusion would suggest.)
 
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I struggle to see how air conditioning can be a viable business in the UK for someone like Alan sugar. The climate hasn't changed THAT much, and is unlikely to to the extend we all need air conditioning any time soon.

It's also a massive cost for company's to put in offices
Agreed, my neighbour got it installed just after the Lockdown hot hot summers. Since then, the weather has been tit!

New office buildings have much more efficient cool air systems and incorporate it into the building, being designed and built with Eco credentials in mind
 
Agreed, my neighbour got it installed just after the Lockdown hot hot summers. Since then, the weather has been tit!

New office buildings have much more efficient cool air systems and incorporate it into the building, being designed and built with Eco credentials in mind
Air con units are more efficient than standard heating using radiators as they do both heat and cold air and sometimes even recycle the air.
 
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*CLAXTON*

This is your warning that in seven and a quarter hours is the best episode of every season. Get done with what you need to in advance so you can relax at 9 pm.
 
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I love the interviews. You get a feel for what the businesses actually are!

I’d actually heard of Amber Roses business on TikTok before she came on the show and from what I’ve seen it’s done very well in a short space of time so looking forward to hearing about the others
 
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