Lord Alan Sugar | Full Q&A at The Oxford Union

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Lord Sugar is most famous for his popular TV show The Apprentice. Growing up on a council estate, the self-made billionaire has found huge success as a businessman. He has served as an apolitical Enterprise Champion to the UK government since 2009. Formerly a Labour supporter, Lord Sugar has been a vocal critic of Corbyn, even threatening to leave the country if Corbyn was elected.
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[@waththecluck]

"I like people who get it, so when you say something, they get what you're saying and you don't have to repeat it to them" says man, answering question he didn't get and had repeated to him

[@royalhero4608]

He put down that silly quotas question so hard hahah and rightly so

[@Paula-om4fg]

I love the fact that he has been with his wife for 53 years and family is the most important thing to him.. Lots of other successful business men dump the wives for younger models. Shows a genuine guy imo.

[@eyeball5578]

Bet he has a army of young whores lined up when he wants fun

[@Paula-om4fg]

@@eyeball5578 how have you not been 'found'..

[@rizzzla]

He has, my wife friend is a high class escort and knows about him and Max mosley

[@Paula-om4fg]

@@rizzzla must be true if you 'wife friend' knows about him... bloody hell what a scoop.

[@rizzzla]

#Sugardaddy

[@michaelkennedy634]

Not going to lie...Some of these questions had me well and truly triggered!

[@petertrott5107]

This guy is a great person in my opinion. He is a great role model, an inspiration coming out of England. A perfect example of the difference between the private sector and politicians.

[@usefulidiot9896]

Really? He's basically the epitome of 'money can't buy happiness'; He's loaded and looks miserable as fuck.

[@Bikeadelic]

He turns a Q & A into a comedy show that's not funny. He's a pathetic man that got lucky.

[@seanfyodorovich5230]

He sold absolute junk but I guess that makes him dandy.

[@Vince27.]

@@seanfyodorovich5230Junk that made him successful? That’s why you’re posting comments on KZbin and he’s sitting back making millions. Don’t be jealous you🤡

[@chrishannon8187]

Great answers Lord Sugar.thank you to Oxford Union for another great guest.

[@titteryenot4524]

*I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella. Multitasking, resourceful chaps.* You decide what our Al was on about here.

[@tobias-edwards]

'netflix and chill', some of these questions were silly and pissed Lord Sugar off, looked like he just wanted to leave asap

[@mpking-ey7ys]

Why do you arrange the chairs like that? Anybody complaining of stiff neck afterwards? I think I got phantom neck pain seeing the audience twisting their bodies.

[@ottohonkala6861]

tradition - a visible divide.

[@interekweb]

Tradition, i.e. idiotic repetition of the same practices for centuries despite their evident deficiencies.

[@mrichards55]

Lord Sugar has worked hard in his life. There are not many others in the room due to life’s circumstances who will need to work as hard.

[@samb5017]

And this is based on what? Most people in that room would have to work just as hard to be in Lord Sugar's position. A place at Oxford is by no means a free pass to success in life

[@jessicahainesmusic]

@@samb5017 No, but boy is it a leg-up. I coudn't even get an internship because I didn't go to uni. It's a lone quest for people like me.

[@samb5017]

@@jessicahainesmusic Yeah I appreciate that and if you didn't have the opportunity to go to university, whether it be for financial reasons or that your school wasn't particularly good then I can understand your frustration. Oxford is a hard place to gain a place at and the workload is very intense so of course the people who come out the other side having gained a degree will be considered hard workers by employers. Admittedly, though, this clearly doesn't even nearly cover the number of exceptional people there are in the world and it is a shame when the only benchmark for employment is a degree.

[@universesixhit642]

@@samb5017 Based on that anyone who gets into Oxford is ACTUALLY privileged not that made up bullshit being spouted these days. Sugar came from nothing and got no support he had to work his arse off to achieve anything and make something of himself he didn't have a way out, 99% of these Oxford students have lived a life of being pampered the majority of their lives from their rich parents and will land themselves a cushy fake job and earn way more than they deserve.

[@anguspontin7244]

great talk by Lord Shugar

[@g9isaac]

Would have been perfect if he said, 'you're fired!' To the first guy asking the questions.

[@claudfraser4445]

😂 I nearly fell off my seat after seeing it, brilliant! hahaha

[@baldeepbirak]

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. Like Lord Sugar the tax paid back to the UK government helps the nation and services .

[@enviousfred]

He asks a good question at 26:50

[@universesixhit642]

Love him, no bullshit.

[@redatticus7606]

Jayzuz! An opportunity to ask a successful British businessman how he made it, his attitudes etc. and we get these bunch of truly wierd questions from some of the most lucky people in the UK, with the most opportunities ahead of them!! Wowzers! Wierd!

[@ha-dt4or]

Lord sugar!

[@leemills9215]

The classic example of a successful chancer.

After having heard the debate back in 1964 between Baldwin and Buckley, I am taken aback by the fact that Oxford is going down the drain!!

[@MondoBeno]

Ever since the grammar schools and secondary modern schools were forced to consolidate, British education has become "pay for the best, or the state gives you the worst." The best educated kids who get into Oxford are all spoiled kids.

[@markspensley3201]

So interesting to hear his thoughts and views across such a vast range of questions.

[@theimperialfistsspacemarin3050]

I hope i will be accepted to Oxford as my father and my brothers were

[@jackturnock821]

did you?

[@lilmorsecody]

Cri Mpin Good luck!

[@MynameisTMP-]

Update?

[@theimperialfistsspacemarin3050]

@@MynameisTMP- wow completely forgot about this comment i left so heres an update, got accepted and actually attended one of his lectures

[@MynameisTMP-]

Basement Jesus reborn we love to hear it! Can I ask what you’re studying? Also congratulations on getting into one of the most prestigious unis in the world you should be proud

[@darkgotham3449]

Watching from New Zealand. I totally agree @ Indianawill1

[@chrisd2121]

I concur. Put Boris and Gove behind bars

[@leonardmashala9178]

Pleas post the video on Industrial revolution from last month

[@Turkiye958]

Great bloke

[@mxbx307]

Sugar is genuine rags to riches, proper old school entrepreneur. Grew up in a fairly grim London council estate and was just as likely to be trapped there forever as he was to work his way out of it. He has said on the record that he knows how it could have gone wrong and that it very nearly did. Richard Branson grew up in Blackheath to a wealthy and well educated family, went to a private school. Philip Green was born into a comfortable middle class home and got a £20k (in old money) loan to finance his business, then inherited the family business after the sudden death of his father. We don't know much about Mike Ashley, but what we do know is he had a much more comfortable childhood than Sugar did. Ashley's parents still live in the family home which is apparently a bungalow in Buckinghamshire.

[@titteryenot4524]

You are aware that Sugar seems to be a bit ‘down’ on the Senegalese football team? Quote: *I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella. Multitasking, resourceful chaps.* I put it to you, he got away with this as he is monied.😳

[@BossySwan]

@@titteryenot4524 what are you on about?

[@titteryenot4524]

@@BossySwan I’m on about Sugar’s barely-concealed casual racism. Seethe more.

[@jep1912]

'Inherited wealth' question - what a stupid question. Grow up, and properly formulate beforehand... and you attend Oxford. FFS.

[@montymf7429]

Why was it stupid?

[@perrymeanspearwine]

So, the title of "Lord" coming before his name would imply that he is the son of a Duke or Marquess. He is not. It should be "Alan, Lord Sugar," or if you wanted to be very specific "Alan, Baron Sugar."

[@patrickkelly9110]

You would have thought that Oxford would know this , but no and also the bbc gets this wrong these days

[@damienocallaghan7914]

I Think this man is a LEGEND I grew up with the AMSTRAD CPC 464 Hours and Hours of playing Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner He is a Billioaire and he deserves EVERY PENNY

[@dudeczek94]

lol you would imagine Oxford university students would ask smart questions... "how did your Judaism effect your career?"

[@adamrubinson6875]

He totally misunderstood the question at around 7 minutes in. The question is, If we want to live in a merit-based society (which we currently don't), why should we continue to allow wealth to be inherited rather than banning this clearly unfair and unearned inheritance wealth? Winning the lottery is different because it is consented gambling. Inherited wealth is not consented gambling. The question is clear and he has no answer. That said, I don't see why *he* would be the right person to ask such a question: such a question should be asked to politicians. He is just a businessman...

[@DripGo]

Hate people who go in to politics over their lives

[@Hamz2178]

The Questions just show the class of Oxford students - Rubbish! Quality has dropped big time!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I am not an expert, but doesn't Sugar just make most of his money from property these days (?)

[@dudeczek94]

He does, he has a portfolio of properties, in his limited company. He is not actually much involved with running it.

[@PlatinumJawzNinJa]

If elmo was human, it would look like Alan Sugar

[@maisonestates]

He has no time or patience for nonsense 💪🏼

[@mpking-ey7ys]

I agree with Alan Sugar about the first questioner. He does not ask a clear question that pinpoints the issue he wants to bring up. Does he mean it's a moral problem some people just get lucky or some rich kids are living a decadent life? Or perhaps the questioner means it's a problem of equality? We might even agree with him if only we know what he objects to.

[@charliehewis5423]

Yeah it was a disaster. I got another chance with Claude Littner which went far better.

[@BossySwan]

First question guy clearly a nepo baby pretending to be poor

[@delphi202002]

CNN his favourite eh!?...he probably watches the BBC too

So much common sense!

[@nermalk2350]

Most millionaires like sugar and billionaires are extracting wealth not investing in the uk. Ten years ago the wealthiest 1,000 people in Britain had a combined wealth of £256 billion, but the same cohort now sit on some £724 billion. Pay your taxes sugar.

[@lenpowell6647]

Is that a Daytona he is wearing?

[@Sailingpilotchris]

Len Powell it looks like it

[@lenpowell6647]

@@Sailingpilotchris Cheers,yes a panda dial.About £15000 plus at the moment.

[@rezamotin7305]

Panda Daytona. Very Nice.

[@Stewwwwww]

These jokers are our future? Fuck this I’m moving

[@josearagaojr.3016]

His children can call him Sugar Dad.

[@jakesindahouse]

I couldnt watch the whole way through with the amount of cringe! These the kind of people they are letting into Oxford these days 😂 like journalists trying out for the Sun.

[@consumerbads]

@Oxford, who cancelled?

[@awesomotommy]

09:00 is a bit embarrasing, they had a counter point and he just fobbed them off knowing the room full of inherited wealth would laugh/clap

Asinine questions!!!

[@kilianfitzsimmons-wilson706]

Really poor questions

[@caoticalgerian]

Why they letting him run the show he needs to know hes a guest

[@karendegenerous600]

Because it's all about him, that's why there's a mass overload of people there, in comparison to normal.

[@declangaming24]

He should of done the slow walk

[@Punjabibahman]

I didn’t realise it was question a twat week

[@quosswimblik4489]

Every time the compute efficiency goes up the wider the market dynamic upon which people can capitalize of which much good work still yet could be done and profited on. So how can people say the market is dry. A lot of Chinese people would rather build an app and profit than go to far in industry it's a growing issue in China. The Question is where do you want to develop talents in not worrying about opportunity being scarce which it isn't and with the right business head it almost never is. If your stuck find an issue with a cause that you think you can solve and see if you can earn a living from that. You can't tell me there are no problems in the world that need improvement.

[@depthofshine]

Hello Alan! and netflix and chill! #cringe what are you thinking, and most of you look like just woke up, the penultimate question was prob the most relevant about small business. This proves that education wont make you an entrepreneur.

[@AdventureT-cbm]

I am sorry but lord sugar is sat in front of a crowd and the some of the questions are so silly common who cares about football you have a really knowledgeable person and should be asking questions about himself as an entrepreneur and his knowledge to gain something not have a casual chat, if i was their i was be asking so many questions that are useful.

[@alexaarenstrup2883]

Favourite part was where he humiliated the communist (the one who thought inherited wealth is a problem).

[@mwoxo]

I've heard of Magdalen and Merton colleges but I didn't realize until now there was a college of Muppets.

[@samb5017]

"How has your religion affected your life and career" "strange question"

[@mwoxo]

wtf that nauseous accent , pronunciation and attire at 52:42. Sir Alan gave it short shrift

[@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by]

That was actually a very insighful question, given the number of very successful Jewish business-people.

[@samb5017]

Bob Smithies exactly my point! There's nothing wrong with the question at all

[@AndyWJP]

Strong family values and passing on the wealth and values to the children. I'm not Jewish but I learned from them and think that I convinced my parents that it is a good idea to bequeath an inheritance to the children and not waste all the savings making the children start from zero again as is British tradition.

[@baeirene3804]

His grandson goes to the same school as my cousin and since my cousin half indian, he bullied him severely to the extend to my cousin hurting himself....this entire clan needs to get banned!

[@karendegenerous600]

Unfortunately there are 2 sides to every story.

[@llever888]

the football questions are ridiculous

[@billyjones9442]

A lot of strange weak questions, especially when considered this is Oxford University... worrying!

[@tobysingleton7712]

The UK gov't pays £13bn to the EU budget every year, per week this means £250m. The Leave campaign did not lie about this statistic (source: fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/)

[@rt.honourablegentleman4689]

Given all the most eloquent speakers that have graced the Oxford Union, one would be compelled to form the opinion that the terms 'Oxford Union' and 'Lord Alan Sugar' have to be diametrically opposed.

[@theartschoolsalisbury646]

You can't to be an entrepreneur, I did

[@iandennis1]

Newcastle voted to remain

[@karendegenerous600]

Then it's the only place where every single person voted the same/lost (lthough that fact is not recorded anywhere else).

[@momen6734]

サムネが完全に松本人志

[@dilligaf700]

He should be England's priminister.

What NO mistresses!

[@pega1ag171]

If Labour gets in you still living uk I would not like is job it takes a lot for a marage to go the distance I have way there

[@stevehoman6523]

Pop

[@SixBadges]

Lord Sugar is ill-informed on many of his opinions,

[@znowell1]

are you just going to state that or will you back it up with examples and evidence?

[@alirobe]

Well... he is a human being.

[@Harry-wl4mj]

@@znowell1 Sugar is incredibly disingenuous and all round arrogant prick which of course oxford kiddies lap up. Though poorly framed, the question about inheritance was legitimate, and it was clear the young man was asking a deeper question. The young man was essentially asking is it wrong that a significant proportion of "entrepreneurs" inherited money and is this symptomatic of a broken system. Of course lord sugar told this young man to sit down because he the poster boy of this meritocracy myth .. the young man wasn't suggesting we expropriate their wealth(though personally i believe in higher inheritance taxes) but merely pointing out that we still have social mobility issues. (look at price of average startup company in america most folk will never have those sort of funds and its wrong/immoral that people by virtue of money they inherited have opportunities others don't to be entrepreneurs). also his claims about labours dealing with antisemitism are stupid he clearly has no understanding of the NEC process and believes anything media says.

[@JD-Media]

@@znowell1 I don't dislike him but he admits he knows no more than the average person on the Brexit situation.

[@fatka7283]

View

[@rahhannan9171]

why do nrotish have such names sugar , his fathers name was sugar . Such a race , who , love , boredom that pervertedness is so naturally, the next step for thems

[@reehanacharya6229]

Trump is better than Sugar though I agree with him Corbyn is terrible.

[@djjlc]

I thought this guy was a business man lol? How can you go into a deal when the other party knows what your willing to do haha 😂 it gets pointed out on his own show all the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrAcealone]

Look at his net worth before you make this comment.

[@tavom6710]

I am always surprised by how un-insightful he is

[@fatka7283]

First

[@chriswainwright185]

Horrible man, very arrogant and up himself

[@thaddeusal-britani1099]

Jokeman

[@TheCyberscout]

More anti brexit tripe.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Amstrad stuff was a load of crap, I purchased an item . Brexit is working , Nissan are increasing factory size and companies are locating to the UK IN 2021 The Eurozone is crumbling .

[@michaelstevens630]

Old Lord Doughnut is a lovely lad. Is this what Oxford university is about, that is more shocking.

[@travels29]

Old

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

why's he caIIed Iord and not just aIan sugar? bit egotistical - bet he doesn't pay tax either - not a fan of aIan

[@jamesick]

he is literally a Lord and it's part of his title.

[@MynameisTMP-]

Clown

[@PH5221]

Because he IS a Lord you absolute melt.

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

@@PH5221 lol its not the year 1105 lord seems silly. And melt idk what that means but no need to be rude!

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

@@PH5221 amateur era

[@bobpanchantantra8403]

The guy is a lord now. He is giving a talk at Oxford. Can he not at least make the effort to speak correct English.

[@jackturnock821]

you're a idiot

[@MynameisTMP-]

Do you know what being a lord is and the role they play in our society? You don’t have a clue, has hasn’t had to change for anyone or anything and he’s still successful and he won’t start now; you should try it, I bet people look straight through you

[@bobpanchantantra8403]

People look up to me.

[@ifcukin8mufc168]

Lord Sugar came across as quite ill informed, dismissive, blunt, rude, slightly deaf (or not listening!) n rambling .. The quota question was daft n but he eventually got it n never answered it .. Silly questions from from many of the students of Oxford Uni but Lady who asked about his Judaism has great norks !

[@chriswainwright185]

He is rude

[@BossySwan]

He cuts through BS. If he’s blunt it’s because he was being answered a dumb question.