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Lord Sugar: I may even fire myself

Sir Alan Sugar - Gordon Brown's small business tsar - could quit the role, he warned yesterday. He sparked anger last week by dismissing businessmen who complain they cannot get loans to keep their companies afloat as "moaners". Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

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