by Sugar, Alan
and Amstrad see Amstrad
and City Slickers scandal ref 1
and Daily Mirror column ref 1, ref 2
decision to work for himself, ref 1
Global Audio enterprise ref 1
government functions attended ref 1
loyalty to staff, ref 1
named Guardian’s Young Businessman of the Year (1984) ref 1
philosophy and management style ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4,ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9
philosophy on profit margins, ref 1
Q&A seminars at universities and schools ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
‘Sugarisms’ ref 1, ref 2
early years
academic record at school and subjects liked ref 1, ref 2
Bar Mitzvah ref 1, ref 2
becomes reclusive and not wanting to socialise ref 1, ref 2
beetroot-boiling story, ref 1
birth, ref 1
at Brook House School ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
buys a Lambretta scooter and passes motorbike driving test, ref 1
childhood and upbringing ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
cooking of ginger cake ref 1
cosmetics venture ref 1
and electronics ref 1
fails IBM and ICL aptitude tests ref 1
family holidays ref 1
ginger beer venture ref 1
increase in popularity and friendships made ref 1
and Jewish traditions ref 1, ref 2
jobs ref 1, ref 2
jokes played ref 1
leaves school ref 1
lessons learned ref 1
market stalls ref 1, ref 2
and mathematics ref 1, ref 2
Ministry of Education and Science job ref 1, ref 2
money-making ventures ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
pharmacy job ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
photography venture ref 1
at primary school ref 1
racism experienced at school ref 1
salesman job with Henson & Co. ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
salesman job with Robuck Electrical ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Saturday job at Silver’s menswear shop ref 1
school uniform ref 1
selling televisions as sideline ref 1, ref 2
sticks for lighting fires venture ref 1
tailoring skills picked up from father ref 1, ref 2
trainee cost accountant job ref 1
wages in early jobs ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
personal life
awarded honorary doctorate from Brunel University ref 1
awarded honorary doctorate from London’s City University ref 1
and biking ref 1
birth of children ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
bluntness and lack of small talk ref 1
boat purchase ref 1
build and fitness ref 1
courtship and engagement to Ann ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
and death of father-in-law, ref 1
and death of mother-in-law ref 1
difficulty in expressing emotion ref 1
donation to Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue, ref 1
donation to Hackney Empire ref 1
donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4,ref 5
family background ref 1, ref 2
family holidays ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
fatherhood and upbringing of children ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
and father’s cancer and death ref 1
fiftieth birthday ref 1
Florida homes ref 1, ref 2
fortieth wedding anniversary ref 1
grandchildren ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
groin operation, ref 1
height, ref 1
holidays ref 1
houses purchased ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
knighthood ref 1
lunch with the Queen and Prince Philip ref 1
and marriage of children ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and mother’s stroke and death ref 1
Nomura bank investment and losses ref 1
personal wealth ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
pilot’s licence and purchase of first aeroplane, ref 1
portrait painted ref 1
property investment, ref 1
and putting mother into a home ref 1
relationship with in-laws and wife’s family ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
relationship with and marriage to Ann ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4,ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
shyness ref 1, ref 2
sixtieth birthday party, ref 1
and suicide of Dickie Mould ref 1
and tennis, ref 1
and This is Your Life ref 1
view of estate agents ref 1
wedding day and honeymoon ref 1
political involvement and House of Lords
appointment of as Enterprise Advisor and made a Lord ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
attending House of Lords and opening of Parliament ref 1, ref 2
and Business Council ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and Business Link Centres ref 1
conflict of interests with The Apprentice issue and media criticism ref 1, ref 2
Daily Mail article ref 1
ending of role, ref 1
ennoblement ceremony ref 1
maiden speech in House of Lords ref 1
political party contributions, ref 1
promoting of apprenticeships, ref 1
seminars around the country, ref 1
support of Brown ref 1
title ref 1
visiting banks ref 1
Spurs ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and Anderton, ref 1
appointment of Ardiles as manager ref 1
appointment of Francis as manager ref 1
appointment of Graham as manager ref 1
appointment of Gross as manager ref 1
arbitration hearing with FA and restoration of points ref 1, ref 2
and Ashby’s bankruptcy ref 1
attending games and seating allocation ref 1
and Chisholm’s appointment to Premier League ref 1
and ‘Clough bung’ allegation and inquiry ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
court case against Daily Mail and damages awarded ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
criticism of by fans and press ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4,ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
and departure of Barmby ref 1
and departure of Sheringham ref 1
dismissal of Venables ref 1
financial dealings ref 1, ref 2
and Gascoigne–Lazio deal, ref 1
and illegal loans issue ref 1
initial meeting with Venables ref 1
investment in, ref 1
and Klinsmann departure ref 1
legal action taken against newspapers and damages awarded ref 1
and Maxwell ref 1
negotiations over buying and deal made ref 1
personal effect of involvement in ref 1, ref 2
players signed, ref 1
Premier League meetings attended ref 1, ref 2
reinstatement of Venables by judge and attempt to get decision reversed ref 1
relationship with Crystal ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
relationship with Francis ref 1, ref 2
relationship with Graham ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
relationship with Kelly at FA ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
relationship with Sheringham ref 1
relationship with Venables ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
and resignation of Francis, ref 1
resigns from board, ref 1
sacking of Ardiles, ref 1
sells shareholding to Enic ref 1, ref 2
and Sheringham transfer ref 1
signing of Dumitrescu ref 1
signing of Klinsmann ref 1
signing of Popescu ref 1
takes on chairmanship of club, ref 1
and television right
s renewal issue ref 1, ref 2
upholding of firing of Venables by judge ref 1
Sugar, Alex (grandson) ref 1, ref 2
Sugar, Ann (née Simons) (wife) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11, ref 12, ref 13
and AS’s business career ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
AS’s courtship and engagement to ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
and AS’s fiftieth birthday, ref 1
birth of children and motherhood ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
and boat ref 1, ref 2
character, ref 1
and death of father, ref 1
and death of mother ref 1
and Florida home, ref 1
as a hairdresser, ref 1
introduced to AS’s family ref 1
Japanese trip ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
relationship with and marriage to AS ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
wedding day ref 1
Sugar, Daniel (son) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
birth ref 1
education ref 1
joins Amstrad ref 1
marriage ref 1
running of Amsprop ref 1
and Spurs ref 1, ref 2
Sugar, Daphne see Mazin, Daphne
Sugar (Shaw), Derek (brother) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10
Sugar, Fay (née Apple) (mother) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
background ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
death ref 1
and Jewish customs ref 1
placed in a home ref 1
and AS’s early money-making activities, ref 1
suffers a stroke and in an intensive care home, ref 1
Sugar, Louise (daughter) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Sugar, Michaela (daughter-in-law), ref 1
Sugar, Nathan (father) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
background ref 1
and birth of grandson ref 1
cancer diagnosed ref 1
cautious nature ref 1, ref 2
death ref 1
and Laker Airways refund ref 1
outlook on work and life ref 1, ref 2
pacemaker fitted ref 1
scepticism about floating of Amstrad ref 1
selling of Amstrad shares ref 1
and AS’s early money-making schemes ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
as a tailor ref 1, ref 2
works for AS ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Sugar, Nathan (grandson) ref 1, ref 2
Sugar, Shirley see Regal, Shirley
Sugar, Simon (son) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
becomes sales director of New Amstrad ref 1
birth ref 1
education ref 1
joins Amstrad ref 1
marriage ref 1
schooldays ref 1
works for Betacom ref 1
works for Dixons, ref 1
Sugar, Simon (grandfather), ref 1
Sullivan, Brian ref 1, ref 2
Summers, Sidney, ref 1
Swindon Town FC ref 1
Taiwan ref 1, ref 2
Talkback Thames ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
Tatung ref 1
Taylor, Ian see Schneider, Izzy
Taylor Report, ref 1
Technical & Optical Equipment, ref 1
Technosat, ref 1
Teleton, ref 1
Thatcher, Margaret ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
Thaxton, Peter ref 1
Thaxton, P.W. ref 1
This is Your Life ref 1
Thoms, Peter ref 1
Thomson ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
Thorne, Norman, ref 1
Timex ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Timmer, Jan, ref 1
Tiny’s Radio (Hackney), ref 1
Tkachuk, Bordan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Torrisi, Paul, ref 1
Toshiba ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Tottenham Hotspur FC see Spurs
Touche Ross (now Deloitte) ref 1, ref 2
Trio ref 1
Trump, Donald ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
TS40 ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
TS55 ref 1
Tudor, Adam, ref 1
Tufnell, Phil ref 1
Uden, Patrick ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Unisef ref 1, ref 2
United Africa Company ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Vadera, Baroness Shriti ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Van Houdt, Jacob ref 1
Vannier, Marion ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10
Veeder, Johnny ref 1
Venables, Terry ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
background ref 1
buying of players ref 1
and ‘Clough bung’ allegation ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
discontinues court case against AS, ref 1
dismissal of by AS ref 1
DTI inquiry into affairs of, ref 1
England coach appointment, ref 1
financial dealings ref 1, ref 2
financial problems with Edennote and put into liquidation ref 1, ref 2
and Gascoigne–Lazio deal, ref 1
and Graham, ref 1
initial meeting with AS ref 1
marketing of, ref 1
reinstatement of and attempt by AS to get decision reversed ref 1
relationship with AS ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
and Scribes West club ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
selling of Spurs shares ref 1, ref 2
and Sheringham transfer ref 1
suing of by AS over autobiography, ref 1
television exposés of Edennote, ref 1
upholding of dismissal by judge ref 1
Vidco ref 1
VideoCrypt ref 1
Viggers, Sir Freddie ref 1
Vigicom ref 1
Viglen ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
Virgin ref 1
VQC Corporation ref 1, ref 2
Waco Trading Company (Japan) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
Wakeling, Vic ref 1
Walker, Jack ref 1
Walker-Arnott, Edward ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
Wally for Wireless ref 1
Walsh, Kate ref 1
Wan, Gok ref 1