Seven BAME candidates fired in seven weeks – is The Apprentice racist?

Every contestant to go this series has been from a minority background, causing mass outrage – but the producers say firings are on the basis of merit alone
This season of The Apprentice has already cemented itself in the show’s canon with the usual mix of deluded candidates – see 19-year-old “luxury womenswear consultant” Ryan-Mark, who wants “billions to lead the lifestyle I want to lead” and Jemelin Artigas, who is so hungry for success that if you cu