Top 3 UK Businessmen/women

[realityhack]

Inspired by the survey (sticky: national freelancers day), I'm interested in the panel's view on their favourite UK businessmen/women, and why.

I found this one quite hard to answer. One choice was Richard Branson - purely because he's a plucky, winsome chap. The other would be James Dyson, for the grassroots beginnings and engineer's determination, but the third crown is either for the head of the Co-op, or the John Lewis Partnership, for their ethical leadership in UK industry.

Thoughts?

[MrMark]

I'm rather impressed by that Tim Martin chappy. Ok, so Wetherspoons aren't to everyone's taste, but he's managed to succeed and expand in a field where the established mob have dive-bombed - look at all the pubs that have closed down.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Inspired by the survey (sticky: national freelancers day), I'm interested in the panel's view on their favourite UK businessmen/women, and why.

I found this one quite hard to answer. One choice was Richard Branson - purely because he's a plucky, winsome chap. The other would be James Dyson, for the grassroots beginnings and engineer's determination, but the third crown is either for the head of the Co-op, or the John Lewis Partnership, for their ethical leadership in UK industry.

Thoughts?

Never trust a hippie.

Can't stand the man.

[TheFaQQer]

I went for AtW, DimPrawn and AndyW.

[realityhack]

I went for AtW, DimPrawn and AndyW.

Fair enough. But if you were to answer it seriously... ?

[realityhack]

Thinking about it some more, I should have included Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop.

[MrMark]

Never trust a hippie.

Can't stand the man.

It's the fixed, fake smile that's the giveaway, I find. A characteristic he shares with a certain A. Blair.

[HairyArsedBloke]

It's the fixed, fake smile that's the giveaway, I find. A characteristic he shares with a certain A. Blair.

Aye, I was going to mention that <censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored><censored> <censored><censored><censored><censored> too.

[AtW]

I went for AtW, DimPrawn and AndyW.

I won't post My Lunch threads for a month now...

[thunderlizard]

I think I had Dyson, Roddick and James Martin