Citizen Smith

Okay, if you are old enough to remember Robert Lyndsey’s Wolfie Smith then you can feel you’re on the inside.

Another difficult day at the office triggered a slightly surreal conversation “Who’s to blame?” The conversation soon took a turn to encompass Citizen Smith’s famous “Come the glorious day..” line.

So with tongue firmly in cheek, and apologies to those I now state are guilty of crimes against common sense – I hope they will forgive me – here goes.

“Come the glorious day, Lord Sugar, David Bowie and Walt Disney will be first up against the wall.”

Okay so why these three? What heinous crimes could these three have committed?

Lord Sugar, the UK’s business mogul who is the centre of ‘The Apprentice’ has perpetuated some of the greatest, yet most painful television viewing. Everyone will now be reeling off their favourite Apprentice moment or quote. (I can hear the echoes of “I’m a whole field of ponies” already!)

We’ve seen inept, uneducated, rude, dysfunctional wannabes trying hard to…errr.. do anything it seems. To misquote Neil Armstrong:

“The ego has landed”

Project management (a noble profession – honestly) has descended to a skill of using a smartphone in a stupid fashion. Planning? Assessment? Prioritisation? Triage? Understanding dependencies? The list goes on.

I can’t believe that the Prince2 foundation hasn’t sanctioned a hitsquad yet.