The Apprentice UK - You're Hired!

So Lee McQueen won. Not a huge surprise really. Alex and Helene were dreadful in their task (though they came up with a nice perfume bottle).

Once it was clear that it was between Lee and Claire, it was certain that Lee would get it. As predicted in my previous post, when it comes to hiring, Sir Alan stays away from "brash" women. Previous brash women like Saira Khan, The Badger and Kristina Grimes all came a cropper. Now Claire is added to the list.

Message to the female contestants of the next series - don't be "brash".

I'm quite happy with Lee as winner - he's performed well as leader, and seems to handle women well. When he was team leader with Sara and Lucinda, they both did well - probably the only time Lucinda was good as a team member (though she was great as a team leader). It's a great thing when men know how to handle women employees without patronising them or upsetting them.