Lord Alan Sugar warns of ‘real risk’ if privatisation of Channel 4 goes ahead: ‘I believe it would be a bad thing’

Lord Sugar doesn’t want Channel 4 to be privatised (Picture: ITV/Rex)Lord Alan Sugar has voiced his opposition to the potential privatisation of Channel 4.The Apprentice star claimed selling off the publicly owned broadcaster would be ‘a bad thing for the audiences and the sector in general’.The channel, which was founded in 1982, is owned by the Government and receives its funding from advertising.A consultation looking at the economic, social and cultural costs and benefits o