Alan "Childish" Sugar on Twitter
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Yeah I think he was a centrist when it suited him. Don’t think he was ever a big Labour man, and curtaining isn’t a centrist anymore. Like you say in your OP though his tweet he sounded completely out dated, like an old man yelling at a cloud.
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He left the Labour party when the party changed. That shows a level of integrity that no politician seems capable of showing- how could you represent Labour under Blair, Corbyn and Starmer? - The party is completely different yet people pick a colour and support them like they are a football team- they aren't. Sadiq Khan is very much left of center so wouldn't be supported by a centrist, Theresa May was pretty Centrist, so would be. It's not hard to see why he does what he does but claiming he is "Hardcore" is just bullshit- he supports whoever has policies that he believes in at the time. He could hardly have supported Labour under Corbyn could he? I mean they have literally had to apologise for being anti-Semites.
Anyway- none of this is for Spurs chat. I need to get back to pretending to work from home.
hellava_tough
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He seems to be conflating two seperate issues.
The rise of more people working from home.
Supply and demand in the workforce, leading to better working conditions for a small group of white-collar workers.
The rise of more people working from home.
Supply and demand in the workforce, leading to better working conditions for a small group of white-collar workers.
Rout-Ledge
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The stuff about working from home is, I suspect, influenced both by his ‘old school’ (I.e. outdated) attitudes and his business interests. If you’re talking about high earners at companies like PwC, these are sought after employees and the moment an organisation isn’t flexible on hybrid working they’ll jump ship to a company that pays the same and is flexible on it. The free market made Sugar his billions so he can hardly complain about it now it happens to be working against his interests. Tough shit mate, them’s the breaks.
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WFH works for a percentage of the workforce but it doesn’t for the rest. That’s not just me saying it with my manager hat on either. A number of my team found it difficult.
Personally I loved it but I think it will take its toll on many people long term.
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True, but struggling with isolation or any of the mental aspects is a bit different to labelling home-workers as Lazy people who won't do any work unless they're being supervised like a toddler, mind.
riggi
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Oh no that’s why they didn’t like it ha. Self confessed that they were less productive etc. Ironically I was the opposite.
Basically like everything in life, it’s not black and white. Some people thrive of pressure and need be managed, others are self motivated and have a strong work ethic.
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I think this ties in with the fact that he owns a lot of office spaces in London, so obviously it's in his interests to promote the non-WFH culture so that he can get them filled up
www.standard.co.uk
Lord Sugar sees his office portfolio ‘suffering’ as staff stay at home
Lord Alan Sugar has said his central London property investments are "suffering" due to office workers staying home and City-based companies finding out they "don't need" pre-pandemic size premises.
www.standard.co.uk
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I think it's generally down to people to define their own limits, still. Employers who think people won't work at home clearly have trust issues that represent a larger issue than simply office presence.
Weirdly, lots of companies have had record profits with WFH staff, and yet they're dragging them all back in again
He’s labour through and through
It’s all about balance. The company I worked for banned working from home throughout the pandemic and since last summer has had a huge turnover in staff due to the way we were all treated. Now I’ve changed jobs I still go into the office 4 days a week, but locking myself away for one day a week helps me break up the week and focus on tasks without any interruptions.
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"Through and through"
This is the Tory gov's "Enterprise Tzar" that doesn't like the non-Blair labour because it's actually more like Labour - which is essentially not a party that ever really supports the idea of billionaire self-absorbed businessmen.
Former Labour peer Lord Sugar urges voters to back Conservatives in general election
Former Labour peer Lord Sugar has called on voters to back the Conservatives at the general election.
www.politicshome.com
"Jeremy Corbyn has turned Labour into a negative anti-business party that is clueless on how the economy works.
His £1.2trillion spending splurge is complete madness. His spending plans would create economic chaos.
With his barmy idea of a four day working week and other madcap schemes, his numbers simply don’t add up."
On BoJo:
"I am delighted that it looks like he is going to be the next Prime Minister"
Lord Sugar has backed Boris Johnson as PM to beat jeremy Corbyn
Lord Sugar says he is backing Boris Johnson for Conservative leader and to beat Jeremy Corbyn at a general election.
news.sky.com
Not very "through and through" in any definition of the word. Sounds very much like you're both in denial about that. He may attempt to say he's not a Tory, but when you urge people not to vote Labour (both in elections and MoL) and vote for Tory, accept a job working for the Tories, and support people electing them and BoJo, he's certainly passing the Duck Test.
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I've been remote working for over 2 years now... I'm practically one of these digital nomad types these days. Wish I'd done it years ago.
Ok. He was labour until that nut job Corbyn became leader !"Through and through"
This is the Tory gov's "Enterprise Tzar" that doesn't like the non-Blair labour because it's actually more like Labour - which is essentially not a party that ever really supports the idea of billionaire self-absorbed businessmen.
(the below quote is via his article in the Sun, via the above link, but didn't want to link to the Sun)Former Labour peer Lord Sugar urges voters to back Conservatives in general election
Former Labour peer Lord Sugar has called on voters to back the Conservatives at the general election.
"Jeremy Corbyn has turned Labour into a negative anti-business party that is clueless on how the economy works.
His £1.2trillion spending splurge is complete madness. His spending plans would create economic chaos.
With his barmy idea of a four day working week and other madcap schemes, his numbers simply don’t add up."
On BoJo:
"I am delighted that it looks like he is going to be the next Prime Minister"
Lord Sugar has backed Boris Johnson as PM to beat jeremy Corbyn
Lord Sugar says he is backing Boris Johnson for Conservative leader and to beat Jeremy Corbyn at a general election.
Not very "through and through" in any definition of the word. Sounds very much like you're both in denial about that. He may attempt to say he's not a Tory, but when you urge people not to vote Labour (both in elections and MoL) and vote for Tory, accept a job working for the Tories, and support people electing them and BoJo, he's certainly passing the Duck Test
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Lazy gits? Maybe people realise life isn't just about working. When is all this technology actually going to give more free time, when will we be able to work less and enjoy life more. All I see is people working longer hours for less money.
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